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PAPERS OF MIRABEAU BuoNAPARTE L.uiAR
No. 1208 1839 Apr. 17, G. EVERETTE, [HOUSTON, TEXAS'], TO 1\I[IRA- BEAU] B[UONAP.ARTE] LAl\fAR, [HOUSTON, TEXAS] Invitation to a family dinner on [Apr. 18.] A. N. S. 1 p. No. 1209 1839 Apr. 18, 'l'IJ\10 [THY] SWIFT, NEW ORLEA.1~S, [LOUIS- IANA], TO MIRABEAU B[UONAPARTE] LAMAR, HOUS'TON, T·EXAS Recommending Lieutenant George II. Rankin, of the British Navy, for appointment in the N.avy of Texas, e. g. on one of the vessels under construction in Baltimore. A. L. S. 3 p. No. 1210 1839 Apr. 19, J. MORGAN TO J\I. B. LAMAR, [HOUS'TON] New Washington, 19th. April 1839. Sir, The office of Navy Agent which your Excellency had the kindness to confer on me, and which I acGepted through the strong solicitations of my friend Genl. Hunt, I must beg leave to· resign, as I find it may interfere with my private business so far as to be of some inconvenience to me. I tender my resignation with the less reluctance for the reason of knowing that there are others who will be pleased to accept the appointment, and who are better qualified to fill it than I am. I beg leave to tender my acknowlegments for this mark of your Excellencys confidence, and remain with the highest consid- eration of respect
Excellency's,
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.J\I o Obt. Servt,
J Morgan. [rubric]
His Excellency J\I. B. Lamar. r Addressed] His Excellency M. B. Lamar, Prest. of the Republic of Texas.
[Endorsed]
J. Morgan's
Resignation
Apl 27th. 1839.
No. 1211
1839 Apr. 19, J. HAMILTON TO J\I. B. LAMAR Charleston April 19th. 1839.
My Dear Sir._;,,
I hasten to inform you that I have received a Letter from the North informing me that I must postpone opening my negociations for the Texian Loan until the 10th of 1\fay at which time the Liver- pool Steamer will probably bring out a compleat confirmation of the
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