The Papers of Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar, Volume II

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PAPERS OF MIRABEAU BuoNAPARTE LAMAR

No. 1248

1839 May 5, RAWDON, WRIGHT, HATCH & EDSON, NEW ORLEANS, [LOUISIANA], TO MIRABEAU B[UO:NAPARTE] LA::.\fAR, HOUSTON, [TEXAS]

Sending impressions of Treasury notes. L. S. 1 p.

No. 1249 1839 May 5, T. J. GREEN TO l\L B. LAMAR

Eagle Island l\Iay 5th 183!Y.

My Dear Genl.

I have only a moment to say to you that this ,vill be handed you by Admiral Baudin, who landed at our Town last even- ing and took rooms at my house- Both Dr. Archer, and myself regret much our unavoideable engagements preventing our accom- paying him- We have however snbstit [uted] Capt. Clindening, though his h[ealth] is not robu[slt- You will [find] the Admiral one of the [ ]most sencible men and m [ost] favorably impressed towards [Texas] Talk, to the Admiral iipo [ n] the subject of our Live oaks- Verbwn lat[.?]- . We very much reg-ritted your not having it in you power to visit us last week- we had much & good company- Our citizens are desirous to extend to' you & the Admiral more formal citilities, cannot you signify to us when you some day .soon when you can bring the Admiral round in the Zavalla~

·with very sincere

esteem I am your Obt. sert.

Pres. l\L B. Lamar) City Houston)

Thos. J. Green. [.rubric]

P. S. _excuse this best paper I can now procure-

[Endorsed]

Thos. J. Green,

Eagle Island.

l\[ay 5th 183f

Relative to Ad. Baudin &c. &c--

No. 1250

1839 May 6, J. l\IORGAN TO l\L B. LA.i\IAR

private }\ly dear Genl.

New Washington 6th l\fay, 1839

I did not go down all the way to Galveston in the

36-Library.

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