PAPERS OF MIRABEAU BuoNAPARTE LAMAR 397 to him. I consider him more competent, and greatly more deserving of the station than the present, or late, incumbent, Mr. Woodard. Mr. Burnley the late associat commissioner to make our loan is an able an efficient officer in that position and his efforts have been-so zealous and tallented that I take the liberty of suggesting the pro- priety of retaining him as one of the new commissioners to effect that desirable object. I hope the congress will charter a joint stock Bank before it adjourns on the principle of the l\iississippi & Louisiana Union Banks. Our progress cannot be other than slow in the development of our resources unless means be provided for the purpose by the Govern- ment. Be pleased to do me the honor to tender my high regards to the members of your cabinet- and say to them all how very much I am pleased at the honor of being associated with them in aiding you to discharge the arduous duties which will devolve on the executive branch of the government during your administration of it
I have .the honor to be your ob't sv't l\1emucan Hunt
To
His Excellency 1\1. B. Lamar &c &c &c
Gen. Memucan Hunt
[Endorsed]
[Addressed]
Gen. Memucan Hunt
His Excellency
1\1. B. Lamar
New Orleans 1st Jay '39
Prest. &c. &c.
7 Houston
Courtesy
of Colo Moore S
Texas
No. 981 [1839] Jan. 1, MEMUCAN HUNT, NEW ORLEANS, rLOUISI- ANA], TO MIRABEAU fBUONAPARTE] LAl\IAR, HOUSTON, TEXAS' Introducing Colonel Thomas J. Moore. A. L. S. 1 p. No. 982 1839 Jan. 2, J. BAKER TO 1\1. B. LA1\1AR f Indian Agency ? San Antonio Jan 2nd. 1839 His Excellency l\1. B. Lamar, President of the Republic of Texas, Sir, I have the honor to inform you that since my last communication to the "\Var Department nothing of importance has occurred on this frontier, with regard to the·Indians. The Comanches are occasionally seen in this neighborhood but so far as I have been
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