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PAPERS OF MIRABEAU BUONAPARTE LAMAR
alry, and prompt response to any call the executive may make for the defence of the country- "\Ve will make a manly defence in the East- to defeat the rant- ing [a]mbition of Genl. F. Houston. Respectfully
yours truly James S. Mayfield [Endorsed] J as. M Mayfield 'Nacogdoches 11th. Mch 39
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[Addressed] His Excellency
l\fireabeau B. Lamar City of Houston
No. 1125 1839 Mar. 11, S. H. EVERE'l'T TO M. B. LAMAR
His Exe M. B. Lamar Dear General
Beaumont March 11th. 1839
I am thus far on my way to new orleans, after hav- ing visited my family & friends and found all well, it affords me- very great satisfaction to be able to say to you that in this district the people are all pleased with your measures and have the most perfect confidence in you as a man & as their chief magistrate, I hear no complaint of. any kind the depression of our currency is a subject of dissatisfaction to the community but this is not charged to your a/c It is necessar [y J that a post Rout should be Established from this . point to the Sabine pass as the custom House is Established there and the nearest post office is 40 miles "\Vill you say a word to the P. 1\1. Gen on the subject-have the kindness. to Remember me to Mr. Wilkins also Judge Webb, who by the by, the people seem well pleased that you have appointed to the post you have. his Reputa- tion is so pure That there is not Room for the Breath of Slander to Blur. Such appointnients my Dear General must make all happy Who are interested in the prosperity of our countr[y]. present my Respects To l\Irs. Mather if in Houston Nothing new worth communicating With the most sincere feeling Devotedly & Cordialy Yours
S. H Evertt [rubric] [Endorsed] S H Evertt Beaumont 11th. Mch 1839
[Addressed] Beaumont March 15th 1839 His Excellency l\L B. Lamar Houston Texas
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