493
PAPERS OF MIRABEAU BuoNAPARTE LAMAR
of December 1837 at the rates of $40 per month and 4 rations, a day at 20 cts per ration $896.00
[Attached certificate]
Houston 15th March 1839 I certify that Fenton M. Gibson was in 1836 Captain of Marines on Board the armed Schooner of War Invincible, and as such his accounts against the Government were approved by the Navy De- partment P W Humphreys Chf Olk Navy Dept
[Attached Certificate]
Republic of Texas Harrisburg County
} Personally appeared before me John She~ Justice of the peace in aI).d for said O P Kelton who being sworn saith that Fenton 1\-1 Gibson entered the service of Texas in the Army on or about the 27th. day of December 1835 and was transferred by order of Col Fannin to the Navy and that the said Gibson entered for the term of two years or during the "\Var.
0. P. Kelton
Given under my hand ) at this office this 12th ) day of Feby 1839 ) John Shea JP
[Endorsed] 14 F. l\I. Gibson Submitted to Board of Examination H. A Cobbs Ck. B of Enx.
No. 1131
1839 Mar. 17, J. W. PARKER TO M. B. LAMAR
SBeauchamp Spring l March 17. 1839
To His Excellency
Genl. M. B. Lamar
president and commander in chief of the Republic of
Texas The Memorial of the undersigned citizen of Texas respectfully sheweth to your Excellency; that certain armed forces--citizcns of the county of Nacogdoches San Augusteen Shelby and Montgumery and prehaps othel'!S have been and still continues to be roving through the country in defiance of the civil Laws; taking the Law into thare
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