The Papers of Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar, Volume III

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event he could not have anticipated when he comented to accept it. Convinced that the appointment of an additional notary in this place is not required by the business-and could in no degree promote the PUBLIC good-but would be a positive injustice to a competent and faith- ful public servant We have taken the liberty of addressing your Ex- cellency upon the subject, believing that your Excellency, when apprised of its object, will not approve a petition, signed by persons, most of whom are ignorant of the real design & the effect it was intended to have upon the Chief Justice of the county court,-whose appointment has given very general satisfaction-

We have the honor to be very Respectfully Your Obdt. Servts. S V Greer

W. H. Payne John Thomas David. G. Hardin [rubric] R Scurry Benj Thomas Wm. Edgar W S Thomas [rubric] JP Thomas [rubric] W G Anderson

Mr. Davis I understand resides in this place and I consider him every way qualified to discharge the duties heret~fore discharged by his presedescors KL Anderson

L T Burnes T P Paynes

[Endorsed]

[ Addressed] His Excellency :Mirabeau B. Lamar President of the Republic of Texas Austin, Texas

Remonstrance from San Augustine against appt of N Public Feby 15, 1840

No. 1726

1840 Feb. 16, M. HUNT, SABINE PASS, [TEXAS], TO D. G.

BURNET, ~AUSTIN, TEXASJ 69

Despatch No 3

. Texas Boundary Line Commission Sabine Pass Feb 16th 1840.

Sir,

Since writing despatch No. 2,7° I have the satisfaction to state. that Judge Overton, Commissioner on the part of the United States, has arrived. A copy of our written interchanges immediately there- after, is herewith appended. An exhibition of the necessary powers, as commissioners from our respective governments, occurred as suggested by him, in his note at 4 oclock, which were alike satisfactory to both. ]\fr. Overton then proceeded, to present me his instructions, and re- .. L. S. ••Transcribed in the Texas archives, Record of the Boundary Line between Texas and the United States, Book 51, p. 75, under date of Feb. 15, 1840.