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way to the new seat of government, they feel that you have strong claims on their gratitude and friendship. Their regard for you as a private citizen would induce them to show you the respect due to a distinguished individual. The measures of your administration, the energy that.has been exerted to sustain the laws at home and to advance our interests and standing abroad, have met with their entire approval. You have rid the East of a trouble- some and dangerous foe, and the West feels doubly safe ,in having the new seat of government established on the extreme frontier To your perseverance in strictly carrying out the provisions of the law after the location of the new seat of government was made, against the most bitter and strenuous opposition, & they consider themselves indebted for their security; and your private and official acts during the last winter and spring to rescue their homes from the cruel and merciless massacre of Indian warfare are yet fresh in their recollection; and they would embrace this opportunity to give expression to their feelings. Your obedient servants. • 1 A. A. Anderson Com. of Arrangements. Samuel Wolfenberger Henry Crocheron [ Addressed J [Endorsed J His Excellency Letter from Mirabeau B. Lamar Mr. A A Anderson Bastrop Bastrop 14th Oct 1839 Texas. No. 1481 1839 Oct. 14, PALMER C[OLUMBUS] TEMPLE, [PORT CADDO? TEXAS], TO MIRABEAU [BUONAPARTE] LAMAR, [BASTROP? TEXAS] Approbation of Houston's and Lamar's administration; his own in- terest in Texas. A. L. S. 1 p. No. 1482 1839 Oct. 15, R. R. WILKINS, HOUSTON, [TEXAS], TO M. B. LAMAR, AUSTIN, TEXAS 12 Houston 15th. October 1839 Dear friend; Having an opportunity of sending a letter to you,- and thinking you would like to hear how .re were getting along- I embraced it- Houston at present is very sickly and we have already lost some of our best citizens viz Major Barr Judge Humphreys, Doctor Anderson he who tended on you during your sickness, there is scarcely a day passes that ""'.e have not six or eight funerals-the doctors have come to the conclusion that we have the Yellow fever here- also at Galveston- Business is very dull and the citizens appear to be very much frightened, the weather is much cooler this morning than it has been,
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