The Papers of Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar, Volume II

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TEXAS STATE LIBRARY

The fine new Steam Boat Neptune has been purchased for the Texas Trade, and is shortly expected in this City, she will be a great addition to the line of packets between this and Galveston, and is pronounced to be one of the finest boats in the United States - The coming season there will be an immense immigration from the -western and l\Tiddle States, information respecting Texas is much sought for in these States, the principal emigration will be among the Farmers and Planters, which will be a great acquisi- tion to the Country

l\fo: oby

Your ob: servt Wm Bryan

To His Ex

l\L B. Lamar

Preside-nt of 'J1exas Houston

[Endorsed]

[Addressed] His Ex:

Wm. Bryan

l\I. B. Lamar

N. 0. 25 l\Tay 1839 Official

President of Texas Houston

"Cuba"

No. 1297

1839 May 26, l\I. B. LAl\TAR TO COLONEL BO"WL AND OTHER HEAD l\fEN, [CHEROKEE NATIOKJ 89

A L 1 etter to Bowles, the principal Chief of the Cherokees and other Head-men of that tribe.

May 26th. 1839.

To Col. Bowles, and other

Head men of the Cherokees:

I have learned with much surprise, that you

have ordered Major \Vaters from the great Saline. In this, you have committed an error. That officer was acting under the au- thority and orders of this Government, and any attempt on your part, either by force or threats, to impede the execution of his duty, cannot be regarded by the Executive in any other light than as an outrage upon the sovereignty of the Nation., You and your People have been deceived by evil counsellors. The forked tongue of the Mexicans has beguiled you; and you are running into dangerous paths, contrived by the enemies· of Texas, for our injury and your ruin. Be wise then in season. Abandon "'Copy. In no. 361. Another copy is in the Texas Archives, "Indian Affairs."

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