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PAPERS OF }lrnABEAu BuoNAPARTE LAMAR
be known to a large number of influential persons in the French goYernment, I may be able to be of use to you in more than one respect. :i\Iy acquaintances and the connections which I have had with .a large number of the inhabitants of the departments of Voges and l\Ieurthe, which are two of the largest agricultural departments of France, will also place me in a position to assist that enterprise. 2\Ir. Zavalla, the son, should have received a letter from me, which I wrote to his father eighteen months ago. Perhaps he could also find in his father's papers the project of emancipation which I addressed to him twelve years ago. If you 3hould see fit to favor me by granting the request which I have made, I would hold you in lasting rememberance. If you desire to honor me with a reply, my address is Charles Guillot, farmer- Rue des Urselines No. 83 New Orleans.
I have the honor to be with the most profound respect, your very humble servant Guillot [rubric] New Orleans l\Iay 24, '1839.
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To His Excellency the President of the Texan Republic
}Ions. Guilotte
N Orleans May 1839
No. 1296
1839 Jlay 25, "\V. BRYAN TO l\I. [B.J LA:i\IAR
New Orleans 25th. 1Ia;r 1839.
Dear Sir
Your much esteemed fayor of the 8th. in.st is duly at hand and the inclosure for Col Bee, according to your request I have handed to }Ir Hammeken who h.as since forwarded the same to the Colonel ~ l\Ir Hammeken is yet in this City being .detained for the want of funds - Report says that Genl. Hamilton has sailed for Europe but for want of direct information I cannot announce the same as official. There is in this City a great many spurious land Certificates daily offering for sale, which are frequently handed to me to give my opinion as to the genuiness of the signatures in my official capacity when my opinion is asked, when I have the least doubt I of course gfre my opinion accordingly, by which means it appears I ha,·e given great offense to the parties selling - A few days since some Spani:-h Titlrs,were left at the office for my perusal, I handed them to Captn. Henry Austin for his opinion, and after examination he pronounced them as not being in form with the accordance of the present laws of the Republic, I accordingly handed the Title deeds back to the parties with Captn Henry Austins opinion, which h.as given great offence, probably complaints may be made against me for so doing
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