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thousands of dollars can be saved the Gvt by a Transport from Galv, to Houston-in good hands- Good hands at any thing however in Texas-seen as precious & scarce as platina. Thompson Houston 28 Dec 1839 2000 copies of Texas By Milam 58 sold m the North, 2d edition on press- Good t at last ! [Addressed] Private His Excy M B Lamar Austin. ) By Major Riley ) No. 1594 [Endorsed] H. Thompson Dec. 28. '39. 183,9 Dec. 29, J. HAMILTON, GALVESTON, [TEXAS], TO M. B. LAMAR, AUSTIN, [TEXASJ 50 -Galveston Dec 29th 1839. (Private) My Dear Sir ------Mr Burnley transmitted me a Copy of the Letter 60 he addressed you from Philadelphia. In that Letter he placed it at your option to say whether he shall continue in the commission with myself or not & at the same time expressed his entire willingness to go out to Europe with me & continue his efforts to give success to the nego- ciation of the Loan.- , I am sure ;you must have been satisfied with his able letter & be entirely convinced that I could not have a more zealous & intelli- gent auxiliary- -You will therefore oblige me exceedingly if you will direct the Secy of the Treasury to assure him of your wish that he should continue in the Commission & go out to Europe with me & if with this you could express your full satisfaction in his conduct you would enhance the personal favor to myself.- I am sure as soon as we can take or send out to our Bankers the authority to pledge the Bonds we shall obtain an advance of a Million, & in a few months after negociate the whole Loan.- . Genl. Henderson still unaccountably delays on the Road. I now hear that he has entrusted the Treaty to a gentleman who is yet in New Orleans of the name of Yates.- · -I sincerely hope after all our trouble that the Treaty will not be cancelled by not being ratified in time.- I will write from New orleans to Marshal Soult to extend the time if necessary.- -As I have a perfect understanding with Lord Palmerton & the Mexican Bond holders as to 'the period of recognition let me beg of
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"See note' to no. 1412. ••A. L. S.
• 0 This communication is in the Texas archives, "Comptroller's Letters," under date of Nov. 29, 1839.
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