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PAPERS OF Mrn.AnE.Au BuoN.AP.ARTE LAM.AR
cat in a strange garat here- Death & the Leaky Govt. have thin'd out my associates. I ran for Mayor & was on my back until the morn- ing of the Election-was gone all summer, & newcomers here-and runners and money defeated me- I got 65 votes 106 Elected Col Pierce got 29 votes which were mine. Regulars[?] fairly sworm the city with grog to get in- I didnt spend a cent and had 42 German votes-felt the pulse a little any how. the German suffrage in 2 yrs. will be powerful l I am the agent of the "American, German, English Society" of Phil. & have letters from the Directory all the mails-the Germans here are strong now-what will they be in 2 yrs? there are over 400 Eligible German votes now in this part of Texas-and 2000 will be a fair estimate in 1842 Yours with much regard Henry Thompson Please make my regards to Mrs Lamar ~Irs Muland & your daughter HT. Jany 10 1840 His Excy the President MB Lamar [Addressed] His Excy MB Lamar Austin Ins Genl Bell ) No. 1683 1840 Jan. 13, ALGERNON THOMPSON, SENATE CHAMBER, [AUSTIN, TEXAS], TO l\IIRABEAU B[UONAPAR'l'E] LAMAR, [AUSTIN, TEXAS] Returning the list of naval appointmentg-1! 3 submitted by Lamar to the Senate on Nov. 18, 1839. A. N. S. 1 p. No. 1684 1840 .Jan. 16, W[ILLIAJM W. GANT AND OTHERS, [AUSTIN. TEXAS], TO l\I[IRABEAUJ B[UONAPARTE] LAl\IAR, [AUSTIN, TEXAS] Endorsing Charles H. Raymond for district attorney of the Third Judicial District. L. S. 1 p. No. 1685 1s40 fon. 16, W[iLLIA]l\I w. WILUAl\IS, H/Jl'":-::1~ OF REPRE- SENTATIVES, AUSTIN, [TEXAS], TO :MIRABEAU B[UONAPARTE] LAMAR, [AUSTIN, TEXAS] Endorsing William C. Harrison and Travis G. Wright for notari1.;s public in Red River County. A. N. S. 1 p .
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