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PAPERS OF MrnABEAU BuoNAPARTE LAMAR
those otherwise acquired hang by tender ligatures & are soon dissipated- Avoid Loans as far as you can-they are full of pestilence to the people-
y ours G B Lamar
[Endorsed] GB Lamar, Ga 31st l\Iarch 1840.
[Addressed]
Charge 31 single
Genl. l\L B. Lamar
President of Texas Austin _ Texas
Via New Orleans
No. 1757
/ 1s40 Apr.1, W. H. JACK, BRAZORIA, [TEXAS], TO l\I. B. LAMAR, AUSTIN, [T~XASJ 96 Brazoria. 1st. April 1840 My dear Genl. The bearer Mr. Dryden, I beg leave to introduce to you, as a gentleman, and one who may be very useful. Re has long been an officer in the Mexican Service, and few possess more information of a valuable character.- He is well acquainted in Santa Fe, and knows, the views & wishes of that people towards Texas. Your polite attention to him during his visit to Austin will not be forgotten.
Resptcy
Wm. H Jack [rubric] [Endorsed]
[ Addressed J His Excy. M. B. Lamar City of Austin ) Capt. Dryden ) )
Wm H. Jack, · Brazoria, April 1st. 1840.
No. 1758
18.W Apr. 1, W. l\I. WILLIAMS, RED RIVER COUNTY, [TEXAS], TO l\L B. LAl\IAR, AUSTIN, TEXAS 97 Red River county April 1st. 1840 To his Excellency Genl. Lamar. president of the Republic of Texas- Sir permit me to introduce to you Mr Pierre Juzan Chief of one of the Choctaw districts- l\Ir Juzan has ever been a devoted friend to our citizens-as also the great cause of peace, This last trait in his character has caused him to suffer severe losses &c-. The Mexican emisaries when in this country for the purpose of exciting the U States Indians against us finding it in vain-from his untiring vigilence in his district-resolved to deprive him of his property, and accordingly succeeded-by inducing his slaves to follow them-these negros have been seen with the Hostile Indians. and Mexicans. on our frontier-
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