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No. 1787 1840 Apr. 25, R[OBER'l'] M. WILLIAMSON, COLUMBUS, [TEX- AS], TO MIRABEAU [BUONAPARTE] LAMAR, AUSTIN, [TEXAS] Judge William J. Jones; his decision in the case of the Land Com- missioners of Fort Bend County v. the Board of General Commissionns west of tlie Brazos; despatches upon Lamar's exercise of his prerogative in the appointment of a commissioner of the General Land Office. A. L. S. 3 p. No. 1788 1840 Apr. 25, J. LOVE, GALVESTON, [TEXAS] TOM. B. LAMAR, AUSTIN, [TEXASJ.2° Galveston April 25th. 1840 D'ear General. I send you a lettefl 1 from Treat by Capt. Brannum, He expects to be in N 0. in a few days, and asks me to know of you whether there is any probability of seeing you on the Gulf as it is his intention to come ·over to see you. I am not apprised through him whether or not he has been successfull. But suppose he has not, We hear that you are stockading upon the first P.ppearance of actual danger., We will fly to your relief. We have our company ready, & could march at once We are amateurs & do not intend to leave unless it is ascertained that the Mexicans are in earnest. The greatest diffi- culty we have is in getting officers, We are all so modest, that no oue is willing. vVe do not lmow of but one who would willingly take it, and not one of us will have him. As your Excellency no doubt has many applications £or office, from pa.triotic disinterested men, that you cannot gratify, just tell them if they will come here well recommended they may be privates, perhaps corporals after awhile. Seriously Sir, we are •prepare cl £or the conflict, and will suppor[t] the President to any extent. I have always told the Grumblers here, that no man could have done more to defend the country by sea & land than you, according to the circumstances they begin to believe it. Our company will arm equip & fmpport themselves No news direct from Hamilton or Burnley this arrival, I learn incidentally they are about to leave, God give them success, Old Sam-2 2 is here, still the advocate of the Indians, and is wonder- fully sensitive about the late Comanche "massacre". He :finds no sympathy here, and received no countenance except from his toadys. I was present when he drove up to the Hotel and paid my respects of course.-Johnston, turned his back [to] converse with another [whether] they have met or not I do [not] know. Hunt is still here, how [can] you be so cruel, to one so distinguished and so nee [ ?] fact 2-0A. L. S. 21 Printed in Garrison, G. P., Diplomat>ic Correspondence of the Republic oft Texas, II, 606. "Sam Houston.
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