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Were any encouragement held out to minning operations I am well aware that a company of no small capitol could be got up h(;lre & if it would meet your aprobation I could send out minners to explore & dis- cover veins of minerals which no doubt the Country abounds with & from its proximity to Mexico all those that I have conversed with on the subject are of the same opinion as myself. You must see .Sir the great advantage of that would arise from those projects were they car- ried into effect- . . - permit me to obsene that the share holders here had not such prospects held out to them when they under took the formation of the Mexican Minning Companies & which are now en- riching this kindom to an immense extent & raising Mexico to that of a great Commercial Country. •As respects commercial affairs I had an official ar•swer from Vicount Palmerston to state that so long as Texas should not be acknowledged -as a separate and independent state it must be considered with reference to the Commercial Intercourse between it and Great Brittan as still continuing to be a part of the Mexican Teritory and that consequently the Trade between Great Brittan & Texas generaly will for the present continue to be carried on under the stipulations of the Treatv between Great Brittan and Mexico," singed r sic l I, Back home- Much could the Texians do with this Country had they only a few good trading vessels with fals[e] keels."--- Not being favoured with any reply to my former letters which must have miscarried consequently I am · nrged again to tresspas on your Excellency's attention l have the
honour to subscribe myself your~----- Excellency's mos[t]
'To His Excellency 'General Lamar :president of Texas. ;[Addressed] To his
respectful & obedt servt.-- J ohn Adamson [Endorsed] ( J Adamson. ) London.) June 28, 1840
Excellencv General Lamar President of Texas-
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J.840 July 1, JOHN D. SWAIM, CUSTOM HOUSE, [DISTRICT OF SABINE, TEXAS] TO MIRABEAU B[UONAUAR'CE] LAMAR, AUS'rIN [GALVESTON, TEXAS] Resignation as collector. L. S.. 1 p. :No. 1829 1840 July 2, S. WIESS, SABINE, [TEXAS] TQ M[IRABEAUJ B[UONAPARTEJ LAMAR, AUSTIN [GALVESTON], TEXAS Endorsing A. J. F. Phelan for collector of the port of Sabine. 59 A. L. S. 1 p .
..See nos. 1830-1 and 1835.
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