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attribute it more to a want of moral courage than baseness of principle. You would be astonished to see how warm he now is for independence. Where is brother John I have never heard a word from him since we parted. If you should see my brothers tell them I have never heard a word from them, excepting through others. I would be much gratified to hear from you often and fully, for I am a devoted friend of Texas....
Yours respectfully, Sarah A. Wharton.
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[CARSON to BURNET]
State Department Harrisburg, March 27th 1836
To his Excellency D. G. Burnet President Sir-
Called upon as one of the cabinet composing the Government of Texas, to express my views, in relation to a loan made and negociated by certain citizens of the U.S. (to wit) Robt. Triplet, and others, with the commissioners, Messrs. Archer, Wharton & Austin, for the use of this Government and if thought advisable to ratify and confirm the same and in fulfilment of that duty I submit to Your Excellency the following considerations and conclusions to which my mind has been brought by such reflections as impaired health, and limited time have enabled me to bestow on this subject. I lay it down as a fundamental rule, that the faithe of the Govt must be preserved. It is our duty to foster, and guard, with every possible caution, all the fiscal rescources of the country in my opinion, the most valuable and avail.able of them is to be found in the public domain Both terms of the loan referred to a large portion of the public land is placed at the discretion of the lenders of the loan on terms and conditions which appears to me obviously unfavorable to the interest of Texas. But however unfavorable the terms may be, I might feel myself constrained by a scrupulous regard lo the ~ood faith of Texas, lo sanction and
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