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PAPERS OF MIRABEAU BuoNAPARTE LAMAR
from his letters- if he lied then he deceived Coln Love and self and yourself, for it was the only data I had.- Nor do I believe he dis- closed to a human being his contracts with the Bank- The Bank says now he deceived them, Beal says the Bank was untrue, to him- the Bank has taken the whole affair to Court here- Beal suc- ceeded.- I acted in the whole affair a disinterested party- I got nothing, you know from the Governmen:t- I got, nor am to got, any thing from Beal.- My private impression was that the Bank- & Beal by their indorsement upon the Bonds would sell them at An advance- and I knew the Government could get no money without paying well for it.- To me the whole matter was one of arithmetic-,- The treasury notes were s.elling at 40 to the 100. Beal offered 60- For military purposes I did not see howJ yolll were to get on without it-But l\1r Billy Jack I undierstand states I was to act for the Govmnt and receive some compensation on the other side- he had better look out or he may be caught in some dirty :scrape again.-,- Such. a thing as a man's doing any thing without interest can never enter into his mind.- and as I suppose there is to him nothing too mean but what a man should be guilty of, if he can make by it.- The whole papers are here before court as to Beal & the Bank- those that doubt about it can satisfy themselves- But for the return. of their Cashr from Europe, I think, the Bank would nc·ver have come plained of Beal-I am sure the President of it would not.- So much for the Beal & Bank.- The Banks are again stoping specie payments far & wide.- Times are worse and worse--Lands nor town sites cannot be sold on any terms.- Did yon talk tci Gen 'l Hamilton about our Copano town- Has Coln Love & self spoken of it. I wish yon would wri:e me a few lines about the town & drop something conscEng in relation to my great lorn in l'.lfobile.- For God sake don't mention this to any cne in Texas.- I am mortified to <leath about it.--1 I shall write to Gen] Johnston today.- Yr. Fr. truly S. A. Plummer
No. 1175
1839 Apr. 6, PETER KRAG, HOUSTON, [TEXAS], TO MIRA- BEAU B[UONAPARTE] LAl\IAR, [HOUSTON, TEXAS] Application for appointment as engineer and draughtsman to make maps of the new seat of government. A. L. S. 1 p No. 1176 .1839 Apr. 6, T. J. ATKINSON, BATH COUNTY, KENTUCh.'Y, TO [MIRABEAU BUONAPARTE LAMAR], HOUSTON, TEXAS
Inquiry regarding land grants to immigrants. A.·L. S. 2 p.
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