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TEXAS STATE LIBRARY
No. 1264 1839 .May 11, W. H. HUNT TO l\:L B. LAlVIAR, [HOUSTON] Houston 11th. l\fay 1839 - His Excly l\I B Lamar Prest. Repul;>lic of Texas Dea:r Sir, . Being aware of the l\[ultiplicity of your Engagements & the value of your time, I adopt this meathod of com- municating with your Excly - Judge Waller, whom I saw last 'l'uesday Exening, requested me to inform you, that he had been detained in Columbia longer than he anticipated, by the delay of one of his waggons, his agent in this city having given the wag-goner till the 9th. inst to arrive in Columbia - -Three of his waggons & a party of labourers, left for the city of Austin Tuesday Evening - He has been Successful in purchasing tools, provisions &c & will be Enabled to proceed with Expedition in the discharge of his duty -- while I was in Town Some Ten days ~ince, the Sect of ·war, informed me that my Services on the l\Iilitary Road will uot be required for at least Two JIIonths - I was also told by Hamilton Bee Eqr that your Excly had appointed the Commissioner to Establish the boundary line between Texas & The United States -That work can be completed in Six weeks or Two Months, I presume - Should it Suit the views of Your Excly, I desire to go with the Commissio~er as Engineer on the part of this Government to survey Said boundary Line, otherwise I shall be an,xious till I am ordered on duty with Col Buries.on. - On l\fonday l\Iorning I will wait ·at Your Exclys, House for An Answer. I have the Honour to be, Your Exclys l\Iost Obt Svt
Wm. H. Hunt [rubric]
[Endorsed] Wm. I-I. Hunt Houston, J\I.ay 11th. 1839.
[Addressed] To His Excely l\:L B. Lamar
Prest. Republic of Texas
Soliciting the appt of Engner to run the boundary line &c.
No. 1265
1839 Jliay 11, AUGUSTUS SEEGER, HOUSTON, [TEXAS], TO l\I[IRABEAU] B[UONAPARTE] LAMAR, [HOUSTON, TEXAS] Application for appointment as second auditor. A. N. S. 1 p.
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