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not stay here an hour,-I may intimate something on this head, but of course will be extremely cautious- Y,;iur affectionate Son
Saml
[Endorsed]
[Addressed]
Letter from Mr S Roberts
Doct W. Roberts
Washington
Collector of the Port Care Texan agent ) Galveston
September •1th
New Orleans )
Texas
1839
No. 1439 1839 Sept. 4, E. BURLESON, BASTROP, [TEXAS], TO M. B. LAMAR, [HOUSTON, TEXASJ6.'l Bastrop September 4th. 1839 Hon M. B. Lamar Dear Sir I have bin Requested by Major Wm Jefferson Jones to Inform you of his Conduct as an officer while under my Comand on the frQntier I Say to you unhesitatingly that major Jones acted with as much energy and vigalence as any officer: that has bin in the Service under my Comand, I Saw Some time Since an articul In the News paper, that Stated Major Jones was absent from his Comand at a perticular time when one of his men was accidentaly wounded, this Statement is utterly falls [false] I was in Major Joneses Camp at the time and the major was there and had bin there has bin something saide Relative to his not Rendering any Service ·while on the frontier you are aprised that his men ware Not :Mounted a parte of ther time, and was not in a Situation to Render Verry afficient Sirvice not with standing I maide tow orders to that Comand to march and Scower the Country which was Obeyed with prompess [promptness] and I assert to you that during the time Major ,Joneses' Comand Remand [remained] on this frontier there was Not a Single depredation Commited and a mediately affor I lift thi;; parte of the Country with that Comand the Indians was in and have bin frequently sence and have stolen many horses from this parte of the Country, as to what has bin Said Relative to the Late Scremishing [skirmishin!' l with the Cherokees I feel no despotion [disposition] to make any Remarks at presant and Shall decline doing so untill I See the official account of General duglass If he Should make one I have no wish to Reflect any discreddit apon any officer or Soldier and more Especialy where it dose not be long I think I Shall be in houston a bout the 20th of this Inst I feel ancious r anxious l to see you
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Your Verry Obidient
Servent
Hon
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Ewd. Burleson
M. B. Lamare
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[rubric] .
[Endorsed]
[Addressed] His
Gen E Burleson- Sept 4, 1839.
Eccelencv J\f. B. Lamare presadent of
Texas
"A. L. S.
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