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PAPERS oF MIRABEAU BuoNAPARTE LAMAR
ceed to negociate the balance of thei bonds in the best possible terms not disposing of them for less than eighty cents in the dollar-: The· proposition made by the bank to take five hundred thousand dollars of the bonds by giving- promissory notes and funded debt in part payment of the same- You will not errtertain-because such a negociation is not contemplated by or embraced in thi terms of the· law Delay is fatal to the frontier · Yours respectfully 1\Iirabeau B. Lamar P.S. If you succeed in the loan you will draw a sufficient amo~nt to pay for certain military supplies which have been purchased for- the Government and are now deposited with the Texan Consul in New Orleans, also one hundred copies J\Iacombs Tactics revised by Cooper 1\1. B. Lamar [Endorsed]
Copy 41 of the Presidents Instructions to Majr. Riley Feb 21st. 1839--
No. 1081 1839 Feb. 21, A. BRIGHAM TO M. B. LA1\1AR, [HOUS'l'O~T
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Treasurer's Office
Houston Feby 21. 1839 f
His Excellency
the President
Re,spected Sir,
I have the honor to acknow- ledge your favor of yesterday's date:- In persuance of your desire, to provide for incidental expenses, I have procured an order from the Hon Sec 'ry of the Treasury, authorizing $10,000-Ten Thousand Dollars of the deposites recently made by the. Collectors of revenue~ to be placed to the credit of the "\Var Dept.-which has been done. Should not this reserved amt. be •sufficient to meet, and discharge the requisitions contemplated, your Excellency will please signify the same to me, before the departure of Gen Dunlap.
Please to accept the renewed assurences of my highest consideration A. Brigham Treasurer [rubric]
P.S.
My Bond for the faithful performance of my duties as Treas- . urer under the former administration was $50.000-Securities, Robt 1\Iill~ and Anson Jones. The law make,s it necessary for the Presi- dent 'to approve of the bond given by the Treasurer, therefore will "By A. S, Johnston.
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