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you please to inform me, what amt. the same shall be, and, if R. l\Tills. & vV. D. Lee will meet your approbation.as securities
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·I E'ndorsed] I A Bingham
[Addressed] His Exce1lency
Treasurer 21st. Feb. 1839. Official
Mirabeau Il. Lamar Present
No. 1082
1839 Feb. 22, T. FRONTIN TO l\L B. LAMAR, [HOUSTON]
Agreably to my duty, being a member of a German Association {which consist of about one hundred and fifty persons), whose intention it is to settle and form a Colony in 'I'exas, have I agreed to in the name of the committee appointed by said Association, and as their president, to lay before Your Excellency several Questions relative to mentioned Object 1st) If the Government agreably to the laws of the country would, so far favor an Establis [h l ment as above mentioned by granting and permitting that Each of the emigrants had their respective Grant (namely 640 acres for families and 320 Acr. for each single settler) all laying in one tract of land-- 2d.) If the Government were willing to allow the Colony a situation suitable for agricultural pursuits, manufactures, trade etc. near a seaport, at either gf' the rive.rs, Grande, Nueces, or Collorado, (of coarse where the land had not already been disposed of by the Government) and in that case also permit the Colony to have its choise. 3d.) The comittee would consider it a particular favour if your Excellency would send them a 1,mall Chart of the Country upon which was pointed out the places which you or the, Government thought proper to designate for mentioned purpose.-- 4th.) If your Excellency thought that the Government would give their consent to, that a tract of land, ten times the quantity already by the laws bestowed to the new settlers would be reserved about fo'ur or fiv.e years to the disposal of said Emigrants for their friends when comming over from E'urope or the United States to join the new Colony?-- If your Excellency think that the Government should have an Objection to above mentioned proposal we would eon1,idder ourselves very much indebted to you, by acquainting us with your individual opinion respecting said point, and also we· ask as a favour to let us know, the maximum quantity of land you thought the Government was willing to favour for' said time and pmpose, the colony with?-- 5th.) It is desired by the cornittee to know how much the charches would be for the surveying of the land? In the hope, and fully convinced that your Excelly will interest
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