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TEXAS STATE LIBRARY
No. 1501 1839 Oct. 24, L. P. COOKE, [AUS.TIN, TEXAS], TO nI. B. LAMAR, [AUSTIN, TEXASJ 31
Navy Department
October the 24th. 1839.
To his Excellency M. B. Lamar
. Sir
I have to represent to you that on the 10th of July I granted leave of Absence to doctor Ezra Read for forty days, and that I in- structed him at the time I granted his leave of absence that on no account could I extend a longer exemption frqm duty to him. From the enclosed letter 32 from doctor Read you will perceive that he ad- dresses [me] from Paris Illinois in a manner which seems to render it obligatory on me to believe that he will return only at his pleasure. ;Doctor Read has not even yet reported himself to me and better than seventy days have elapsed-since the expiration of his leave. I have therefore to request of you that his name be stricken from the list of Surgeons in our Navy.
Most respectfully
Louis P Cooke
Secty Navy
[Endorsed] Letter from
[Addressed] To His Excellency M. B. Lamar
LB. Cooke Austin Oct 29th. 1839
City of Austin
No. 1502
1839 Oct. 24, LOUIS P. COOKE, NAVY DEPARTMENT, [AUS- TIN, TEXAS], TO MrIRABEAUl B[UONAPARTE] LAMAR, AUSTIN, [TEXAS] Enclosing an estimate of articles to be purchased with money drawn for by Capt. E. W. Moore. A.? L. S. 1 p. No. 1503 1839 Oct. 24, LOUIS P. COOKE, NAVY DEPARTMENT, [AUS- TIN, TEXAS], TO MIRABEAU B[UONAPARTEJ LAMAR, [AUSTIN, TEXAS] Enclosing _a communication from John G. Tod, naval agent at Balti- more, regarding a proposal of [Frederick] Dawson, naval contractor, to furnish naval supplies A.? L. S. 1 p.
"A. L. S. "No. 1403.
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