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No. 1115
1839 Mar. 8, JOSEPH ROWE, SAN AUGUSTINE, [TEXAS], TO M[IRABEAU] B[UONAPARTE] LAMAR, HOUSTON, [TEXAS] Introducing Colonel K. L. Anderson. A. L. S. 1 p.
No. 1116
1839 Mar. 8, BURCHARD MILLER, HOUSTON, [TEXAS], TO MIRABEAU B [UONAPARTE] LAMAR, [HOUSTON, TEXAS] Application for permanent appointment as second auditor. A. L. S. 2 p. No. 1117
1839 Mar. 9, J. A. STANFIELD TO [M. B. LAMAR]
Society Hill, March 9th. 1839.
To the President of Texas, Sir,
Filled with all the bright hopes of Youth, imaginative & romantic, poor & unknown, I have determined to seek fortune & Favour where'er they spread their broad pinions- I have heard much of Texas, much of her new government, much of her fair & gentle clime, and am all eagerness to become a resident of so blessed a portion of the Globe, 'Tis true I am a female, young inexperienced and poor, there is something so galling in the fetters of poverty, - something so with- ering in the sneer of bloated wealth, that I would willingly leave friends & native soil to find some situation where industry & per- severance would lead to independence. I would not promise to face danger in the Battlefield-I could not expect to occupy a high station in Legislative Halls- I would not attempt to plead at the Bar, but there are other more humble roads to competence, & better adapted to the meagre acquirements of woman, If she cannot wield the sword she can use the pen, if she cannot be a soldier, she can at least become a seribe, Pardon me, Sir, for daring to address you, I have heard of the generous soul of Lama,r, & believe he would assist an aspirant though it were a female, Woman's sphere may be as limited in Texas as in the United States, I would presume to request, the President, to inform me whether I can obtain 'lucrative & honorable employment there or not, I have friends who would take charge of me to Texas, & I can bring letters of recommendation from some of the '' brightest & best'' of this land,- If you should Sir be prompted to notice the request <;>f a dreaming
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