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PAPERS OF MIRABEAU BuoNAPARTE LAMAR
No. 962
1838 Dec. 29, J. ORAWFORD. CERTIFICATE
[British Coat of Arms]
British Consul's Office, NEW-ORLEANS.
KNOW ALL PERSONS TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME: THAT I, JOHN CRA\VFORD, ESQ., His Brit- annic Majesty's Consul for the Town and District of New-Orleans, DO HEREBY CERTIFY, that I have examined the Diplomas of Mr. William Docker, from the College of Surgeons in London as also from the Medical Board of Louisiana and find them to be genuine Documents, and from the several testimonials exhibited to me at the sarne time, should think him fu,lly entitled to the confidence of those who may require his services.- Given under my hand and seal of Office, at the Town of NE\V- ORLEANS, in the State of Louisiana, the United States of America, the twenty ninth day of December one thou- sand eight hundred and thfrty eight.-
John Crawford
[SEAL]
[Endorsed] John Crawfords Brit. Consul certificate 29th. December 1838- N o. 963
1838 Dec. 31, G. HOCKLEY, [HOUSTON], TO A. S. JOHNSTON, [HOUSTON] 26
Ordnance Department
31st. December 1838 The Magazine may be dispensed with if the seat of Government is to be removed- The Steam power and horse power are not both necessary, the Estimate was made for each, that it should be fully laid before Congress.-· The Col. of Ordnance will select with their approbation that which may prove most economical and effective.- Iron and Blacksmith's tools These are to be procured from the United States and our Currency is now at •the rate of two for one per cent 1500 Dollars will there- fore be the actual cost, - we have now but few tools, a part of which we have manufactured, the remainder are old -and almost useless.- . Repairs necessary for the work shops "\Ve have in fact none- the workmen are inundated in a heavy rain and without a floor to keep them dry, the shops are built in a "'Cf. no. 951.
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