The Papers of Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar, Volume I

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TEXAS STATE LIBRARY

No. 529 1837 Jan. 21, J. P[I~CK.J.\IEY] HENDERSON, COLUMBIA, [TEX- AS] TO W[ILLIAM:) H. WHARTON A1 1 D M[E~fUCAN] HU1·T, WASIIINGTO , [D. C.] 27

· The Mexican treaty with the Cherokees. Copy (extract.) lp.

No. 530

1837 Jan. 23,

A I[UE]L A[LEXA DER] ROBERT , MOBILE,

[ALABAi\1A) TO I[IRABBA ] B[UON.APARTE) LAMAR, HOUSTON, TEXAS

Lamar s tour and political prospects; groceries, lumber and house- frame going out· Blair & Vedder; their contract to put up a house for the writer on a Houston lot of Lamar's selection; Houston real estate values; a propo ed packet of Blair & Vcdder 's; family and per onal messages; rumors of war; Lamar's promise of an army appointment. A. L. S. 4 p.

No. 531

1837 Jan. 25, J. F. PERRY TOM. B. LAMAR

Peach Point Jany. 25th. 1837

~Iy Dear - General

Pardon me for not calling on you before I left Town, I was engaged in business untill late. the day after I saw you, and when I got ready to start it had commencd. raining was the rea. on I did not call, we will look for you the first fair day, should you not rome down tomonow please send the Book by th~ bear[er] imon which part of l\Ir. Mo.es An tins journal was t>Opycd in and I will have the balance copyed. Yon made a mistake and ent the rong Book, after yon come down and get such papers a you want from here I \Yill go up to Columbia with yon and get some which l\Ir. Borden has, which he says arc verry important to you in writing Genl. Austins life, [Endor edl Letter of Jas. F. Perry Pench Point January 25 1 37 . "Printed In Garrison, G. P., Diplomatic Correspondence of the Republic of Tezas, I, 177. f Addre!'sed] Genl. ~r. n. Tinmar Brazoria pr Simon Yours with Esteam James F. Perry [rubric]

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