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PAPERS OF l\IIRABEAU BuoNAPARTE LAMAR
route to know their feeling towards your administration of their affairs- I have not heard one man on the way speak but with satisfaction of the g(;lneral course you have taken, and upon enquiry h€re find that all honest & good citizens approve of you and your measures, and none but the gamblers, loafers and office seekers are Houston's friends- I am assured that not "ten good citizens have waited on Houston," who is here now and has been here for some weeks- Pitken says that [a b]ig dinner would be given you here if you would come this way this rnmmer- I find, too, that this feeling prevails in the East for you, and it is all humbug to talk about Houston's popularity in the East- I write the above believing that it is the duty of your friend's to keep you advised of the state of the public feeling- I shall sail for Orleans on Sunday morning the 12th. in The Neptune and thence to Washington City by way_ of Cincinnatti & Wheeling- I find that provisions are very low and sales cannot be effected in Orleans for all as there is no money- I can get a credit there from a mer- chant who is now in our company for provisions for the Texas Army and on good terms for the small supply you will want- And am assured that there is no difficulty in getting what you want up the River- Genl. Hunt came down with us-and Green, I assure, you, talked to him very plainly about his conduct before he left Austin- With my best respects to the Ladies on the Hill I remain your friend Thos. G. Gordon [rubric] There is some excitement here in relation to the $85.000 lost bills- mony are said to be in circulation tho' I have seen none--There is some- thing going on un-ong about that business and the whole affair needs watching-and I think by secret management you can discover the whole rascality-Keep an eye on the operations of the Treasury and I think you will find out all the whole rascality-excuse my plainess--it is due from yr friend-
TGG [rubric] [Endorsed] Thos. G Gordon April 1840
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Free
To
His Excellency
Mirabeau B Lamar. Esq Austin Texas
No. 1768
1840 Apr. 12, J. H. STARR, NACOGDOCHES, [TEXAS], TOM. B. LAMAR, AUSTIN, [TEXASJ 6 My dear General, Nacogdoches April 12, 1840 I arrived here on the 7th inst. and found my family in good health.
'A. L. S.
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