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Cordova was the Ring Leader, and in his name to offer his Services to the president, as a spy provided he the president would Grant, him the said Wise full authority so to do, and provided also that his family should Remain ignorant of said mission, and further that the said Weiss told him that his object, in soliciting such authority was to detect this correspondence in order that our Goverment might be aware of their operations, all of which was stated b-y deponent to his Excellency, who in answer, told deponent that by granting the above Request. it might be of some benefit to the Country, but that he would Consider further on the subject and deponent further states that a few days after he conversed with his Excellency on the Same Subject and also was present two or th [ree] days afterward, when the said S Weiss broached the same Subject personally to his Excellency Sworn & Sub-scribed John M Dor
before me this dav & date before written James McKnight a Justice of the peace and in the absence of the chief Justice acting notary Republic [ sic l [Endorsedl
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Deposition of J M Dor. in relation to Cordova & Gen Sam Houston.
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1839 Sept. 26, J. P. HENDERSON, PARIS, [FRANCE], TO M. B. LAMAR, [HOUSTON, TEXASJ 89 ' Paris Septr 26th 1839 .My Dear Sir On yesterday I concluded the long pending Treaty 90 with the French Government. Marshal Sault 91 the :Thlinister of Foreign Affairs and myself signed the Treaty in the morning of that day and as the King was to leave today for Fontanbleau I was presented to him at St. Cloud last night. His Majesty received me with many kind expressi,;ms. He said that he had heard from his Ministers much of me and that he was glad that circumstances at last allowed him to·re- ceive one who had made so favourable an impression on the different officers of his Govt with whom he had come in contact- together with many other flatering expressions addressed to me personally. He then spoke of my country and said that he had had many flatering reports of its richness of soil natural advantages & prosperity. He asked me several questions which convinced me that he has a better knowledge of Texas than any European I have met with, I acknowledged in a proper way my sense of his kind expressions in favour of my country and myself individually and in a short speech, which is usual on such occassions, I told him of the distinction I felt in being the first of my country to have the honour to be presented to him &c &c &c and assured ••A. L: S. ••Treaty of commerce and navigation. "Soult.
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