nnncxatio11 lo U. Stales. Hope soon lo hear of his being there, where I shall 110 doubt see him. We will concur with you about annexation, and feel happy lo find that the some opinion prevails there so generally among your leading and intelligent men. We think it will he brought about. I hope Such measures will be adopted by the Cabinet here, in conjunction with your Commissioners, as will put things in a train to go clown lo your Govmt. & come hack cut & dried so that during the next Session and before 3rd March when we must have a New President & Cabinet. J\11 can be accomplished. This requires activity and prompt movement, but It can be done if folks will take hole of things promptly, & with energy. I hope, we shall he able to render some aid in the accom plishmcnt of this important & interesting object. 2¾ PM. & time lo close. I will send your Telescope via N. Orleans the first Packet care of Reed & Co. to be forwarded. The balance of the things it is hardly necessary to send. I should think, until a direct oppty offers.-particularly the Piano which you will hardly Know where lo place, just now. If a Vessel goes from this, the other little things will go. This is all we can do, until we receive your orders. We thought of sending you a cargo of lumber of frame Houses which we could contract for down East but as you had not ordered them nor said anything about them unless in your lost letters) we thought we would not interfere. Not knowing what other plans you would, or might have adopted. I heard from Tonny by Leller a few days since Your Lady was here with her daughter a short time since & well. I paid her the 2d quarters interest on the Company purchase & will send her the interest on 2000 & note in few clays. If l dont go up myself. Compts from all I cannot say more. Give Zavala any par_t of My Letter lo you that you may think proper.
Very truly & Ever Yours J. Treat
[Addressed: 1 P. Jas. Treat Col. James Morgan Galveston Island Texas
269
Powered by FlippingBook