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to the provisions of the proposed Charter, do now formally constitute and enter upon the duties assigned to the Board of Trustees of the Galveston University, together with such other Trustees, not now pres- ent, who may give their assent to act as Trustees to the Secretary. On the 27th of February, 1840, the Trustees met and adopted the following resolution, nomine contradiente, viz: Resolved, That the Rev. ,v. L. M'Calla be, and he hereby is, ap- pointed President of the Galveston University; and that he be, and he hereby is, appointed and authorized to visit the citizens of Texas, and the citizens and subjects of other countries, from which Texans are desc•c!nded, and to receive from them, for the use of this institution, such aul in lands, money, books, apparatus, or otherwise, as Providence may enable and dispose them to give, for the promotion of learning and its eoncomitant blessings, among their children in the infant Republic. The following memorial was adopted at a meeting of the citizens, viz: To the Honorable the Senate and Ho·use of Representatives of the Re- public of Texas in Congress assembled: The undersigned, citizens of the Republic of Texas, feeling sensibly the great and manifold advantages to be derived to the country from the establishment of institutions of learning, pray your honorable bodies to incorporate by law an institution to be located in or near the city of Galveston, to be called and known by the corporate name of the Gal- veston University. Your memorialists, in view of the vast importance to the country of such institution going into successful operation with as little delay as possible, would respectfully solicit from Congress, for the benefit there- of, such appropriation, from the public domain, or otherwise, ns to your honorable bodies shall seem just, liberal, and patriotic. No. 1729 1840 Feb. 24, G. A. PATILLO, PATTILLO'S POSTOFFICE, JEF- FERSON COUNTY, [TEXAS], TO JI.I[IRABEAU] B[UON- APARTEJ LAMAR, AUSTIN, [TEXAS] Enclosing a petition 74 of Jesse Ashworth to be allowed to stay in foe Republic until the next meeting of Congress. A. L. S. 1 p. No. 1730 1840 Feb. 26, J. D. ANDREWS, HOUSTON, [TEXAS], TO M. R. LAMAR, AUSTIN, TEXAS 75 My Dear Genl.- Houston 25th. Feby 1840 It is with feelings of deep mortification that I now com- municate to you the action of a few of our citizens relatiYe to the ap- pointment of Post lVlaster for this city. JUr. Stubblefield's arrival has been anticipated by several publications of a very harsh, ungenerous, & I
"This ))€tition is no longer with the Lamar Papers. 15 A. L. S.
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