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with th~ literati. Gen Dunlap, represents Texas very gentlemanly in- deed- is popular here- there are some at Houston he dont fancy- but you cant find much cloth "wool died" just now a days- The only misfortune about many of the leading men of Texas is, they are not smart enough, to know that they are not smart. Rous [ton l City is a famous place, I soon discovered- for phamtom fame- and if there were more misters, and less titles, it would not be so ludicrous. A. Lady asked me "if the Gentm of Texas were not Generals generally?" I told her the Major part of them were quite Captains in their own way- I, Judge, she would think so, if she was in at a party, at Congress time at Houston- Mr Joy the Consul is a scholar a graduate---and a gentle- men, and is a good Consul- Good night Yours truly H. Thompson David Paul Brown, an eminent legal man and leader of A.bolition- brother inlaw- of R E Handy goes out to Texas next week on a visit. [ Addressed J [Endorsed J His Excellency M. B. Lamar Scho. Lord Houston to N. Orleans. Texas I ' I No. 1442 Letter from H Thompson Philadelphia 5th Sept 1839 1839 Sept 6, ROBERT HENRY GLENN, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA., TO [MIRA.BEAU BUONA.PA.RTE LAMAR], HOUSTON, [TEXAS] Application for appointment as lieutenant of marines. A. L. S. 2 p. No. 1443 1839 Sept B, I. N. MORELAND, HOUSTON, [TEXAS], TO M. B. LA.MAR, [HOUSTON, TEXASJ 68 Houston Sept. 6th 1839- To/ / His. Ex. Mirabeau. B. Lamar, Sir Your note of this morning is before me, by which I am informed that a report has gone abroad, that you at- tempted to supplant me, who was then the oldest officer in rank of the Artillery for duty, at the Battle of San Jacinto- This I deny so far as any knowledge of your conduct about that time came to me- In like manner I am also informed that upon the attempt reported to have been made to supplant me some altercation ensued between us? To this part of the assertion I give the most unqualified denial- For so far from any thing of the kind having occurred I am proud to say that the only time I recolect of having spoken to you on that day was- after you were mounted to join the Cavalry on that occasion and up on the
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