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quire years before the Country could instil confidence in the public or naval community, as to enable them to engage either officers or seamen to man even a portion of the present small force. I could not withold these ideas from you altho' I must confess I have hastily thrown them together & have not time to copy them before the Steam boat leaves. And now for a minor consideration. Should the Zavala remain "in statu quo." I should like more active mental employment than she can offer or afford. Will you place me somewhere? I am perfectly satisfied were we actively engaged in cruising-but to be within a few yards of an uninteresting town, without employment, or even books to engage my mind, would never suit me. I could have remained in the U. S. upon the same terms, but do no feel old enough yet to surrender an active, for an inactive life. If you should appoint l\fr Humphreys to take charge of one of the vessels whilst she is laid up, I will with pleasure return to my old station in the Navy Dept, should it meet the approbation of Col Cooke. I feel that the lessons I have learned on board ship, have considerably increased my faculties in several important branches of the Dept almost indispensable to be known. Practice on board, has impressed, indelibly, on my mind, the different officer's duties required to be performed, which I had not before seen the necessity of demanding. Shall I beg the favor, at least, of an answer to the last part of this communication & again ask pardon for my intrusion.
With the highest esteem Yr devoted friend R. Bache
No. 1351
1839 June 24, JA[l\fEJS CAMACK[?], ATHENS, GEORGIA, 'rO l\f.jJRABEAUJ B[UONAPARTE] LAl\fAR, [HOUSTON, TEXAS] Inquiry rega~ding the prospect of securing '~exciting and profitablt, business" and the price of land in Texas. A. L. S. lp. No. 1352 1839 June 24, G[EORGE] EVERE'l'TE, [HOUSTON, TEXAS], TO l\f[IRABEAU] B[UONAPARTE] LAl\fAR, HOUSTON, ['l'EXAS] Application for Lamar's sanction and influence in connection with his own selection to attend to the sale of Austin lots; Lamar's health. A. N. S. lp.
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