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No. 1662 [183-?, MIRABEAU BUONAPARTE LAMAR, HOUSTON? TEXAS] Notes upon Zavala's, Pedraza's, and Santa Anna's family history and domestic relations; the Correo. A. Df. 2 p. Fragment. No. 1663 [183-?], ANONYMOUS. The expedition of Francisco.Managua! to Santa Fe in 1808 to quell an insurrection. Df. 2 p. No. 1664 [183-?], GEO[RGE] FISHER ''Biographical sketches of Geo: Fisher, Collector of the Port of Gal- veston, Comissary General of War of Matamoros and Editor of the 'Mercurio del Puerto de Matamoros' in 1833. 34 & 35. with Notes and Documentary Evidences relative to His Expulsion from l\Iexico, by -0rder of the President General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna." A. D. 36 p. Including appended documents; see nos. 164-7, 179, 185, 188, 191, 196-8, 231, 244, 250, 252-3, 325, 674. No. 1665 [183-?, MIRABEAU BUONAPARTE LAl\IAR, HOUSTON? TEXASJH Fisher. This man was appointed, at the expiration of the 12 years exemption from Taxes, by the l\Iexican Govt. Collector of Customs in Texas. He arrived at San Fillippe without a dollar; Small sums of m0ney were given to him; and finally thro' Austin's influence, he was appointed Secretary to the Ayuntemnto at Sanfillipe, worth about 800 per Anum. In a short time, he Fisher commenced writing to the Govr. of Texas & Coahla, 95 disclosing to him many of the secrets of the Aymnto, as also many charges aganst Austin himself. The people getting some intelligence of his treachery, wrote to the Govr. upon the subject, de- mandig to know who had made the disclosures which had given offence to the Authorities; the Govr. in answer, sent back to the Aymnto the -Original letters, (or copies_ thereof) which Fisher had written; where- upon the Aymnto. immediately dismissed him from their employ. Fisher however, on retiring from his station abstracted good many papers, which the Aymnto found some difficulty in reclaing; they how- ever succeeded in getting all back, except one of the most important of all; as soon as Fisher discovered that he would be finally forced to sur- render this too, he put it into his mouth and attempted to swallow it; but he was seized by the throat and forced to disgorge it.- .. A. Df. "'Coahuila.
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