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PAPERS OF MIRABEAU BuoNAPARTE LAMAR
Without more, I am your Excellency's attentive servant who kisses your hand
J es11s Cardenas. [rubric]
[ Addressed] The President of the Republic of Texas 1\Iirabeau B Lamar
[Endorsed]
Jesus Cardenas,
· Villa de Victoria, April 8th. 1840
No. 1766 1840 Apr. 9, S. 11. WILLIAl\IS, GALVESTON, [TEXAS], TO [l\L B. LAMAR, AUSTIN, TEXASJ 2 Galveston 9th. ·April 1840 My Dear Sir I recd. yesterday a letter from Genl. Hamilton dated at Charles- ton 23d. l\Iarch; in which he informs me, he has been prevented from proceeding on his mission on account of not having recd. the papers,3 which he wrote from New Orleans for on the 7th. of J anuarv last.- say an authenticated copy of the tariff-Commission from the Prest. to himself & Burnley, authorising them to stipulate about duties on french merchandise-A Commission, authorising them to appoint an agent in France to pay the dividends on the bonds.- Your proclamation will I presume do away with the necessity of the first mentioned Commission, yet it might be well to send it, for if it does not produce good, why it cannot harm. . Mr. Burnley arrived in Baltimore from Kentucky on the 12th. l\Iarch and was at that time expecting to be joined by Genl. Hamilton, and -proceed immediately to Europe, but the letter from Genl. H- explains the reason for their not having proceeded I send by Casey a lettert , from Genl. H addressed to the Secretary of the Treasury which will doubtless contain more rully the plans, prospects and views which he entertains, than can by me be giYen from 1 his letter. I therefore beg -permission to refer you to it. l\Iy Brother Henry has just arrived here from Baltimore, and I assur,J you, his representations about distress in the Commercial affairs of the U. States are truly afflicting- and I fear that the Bank of the U. .States will not be in a situation to extend any aid to our Commissioner'!. If it should be by you, and your Cabinet thot. proper and expedient to dispose of the 1,000 000 ·bonds of 8 per cent loan for 33} cents on the dollar, A sale can be effected at that price, but nothing bdter can be done for some time yet. I do not know what you think about popular measures, but I am of opinion that the MULTITUDE would be pleased if you would permit one of our large vessels to go abroad with a Cargo of Cotton.-lt wou.ld TELL of ECONOMY, and it might withdraw their attention from other 'A. L. S. •Transcribed in the Records of the Department of State, Texas archives, Book 41, p. 392, under date. of Jan. 5. 'In Texas archives, Comptroller's LeHer·s, under date of Mar. 15, 1840.
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