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PAPERS OF l\IIRABEAU BUONAPARTE LAMAR
No. 1472' 1839 Oct. 9, JOHN W. PITKIN, HOUSTON, [TEXAS], TO MIRA- BEAU B[UONAPARTEJ LAMAR, AUSTIN, [TEXAS] Reporting his disposal of Emily, a servant. A. L. S. 3 p. No. 1473 1839 Oct. 10, V. GOl\IEZ FARIAS, MEXICO, [MEXICO], TOM. B. LAliIAR, [AUSTIN, TEXAS] 97 Mexico October 10, 1839 l\Iost respected Sir, Mirabeau B. Lamar, I received your letter of the 18th of la~t April 98 in the latter part of last month, for which reason I reply with such great delay. The mission of Colonel Bernardo Bee, who was appointed [emissaryJ by you to this Government for the purpose of opening negotiation!'- in _regard to the recognition _of Texas independence, was unsuccessful, for General Santa Anna, having determined, in agreement with the coun- cil_, not to hear the proposals which he was coming to make, Colonel Bee was not even able to leave Vera Cruz. If he had come to this capital, I would have taken the greatest pleasure in serving him; first, because I wished to accommodate you in accordance with your recom- mendation; and second, because reason advises that peaceful measures should not be rejected, [and] adjustment of great dissentions between nations should be brought about by this means, in order to avoid the serious consequences which pride, car~lessness, or imprudence has brought upon many nations. I therefore did not wait upon l\Ir. Bee, there being no opportunity to do so; but you may count on my willing- ness to use my influence in order that the disagreements promoted for the purpose of dismembering Texas may terminate in a manner wl,iich may prove peaceful, honorable, and beneficial to both parties. Sir, I appreciate the expressions with which you honor me, and it is my pleasure to be indebted for this good opinion to a man distin- guished for his republican virtues. l\Iy sufferings continue, but my inflexible soul will not submit to my infamous persecutors. The te~ti- mony of my conscience keeps me tranquil, and I do not yet despair
of the salvation of my country. With the highest esteem, I am
Your servant, Valentin Gomez Farias.
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Senor Gomez Fariar Oct. 10, 1840. written in Spanish.
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97 A. L. S. Spanish.
••~vo letters introducing Col. Bee, one to Jose Antonio Mexia. dated Apr. 18, 1839, and the other to Valentin G6mez Farias, dated Apr. 29, 183!J, are in the Reco~ds of the Department of State (Texas), Book 39, pp. 75-ii. The above ment10ned date corresponds to that of Lamar's, letter to Genl. Mexia, but no. 1473 above appears to be Farias' reply to Lamar's letter to him of Apr. 29.
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