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TEXAS STATE LIBRARY
No. 1838 1840 JuJ,y 16, F. LECLERC, TOURS, [FRANCE] TO lL B. LAMAR, [GALVESTONJ 6 ' 1 To his excellency
Mirabeau B. Lamar Esqre. president of the republic of Texas Sir,
I have the satisfaction to announce you that the first French vessel, loaded with french goods and bound to Texas Started yesterday from havre. A larger one is tb leave for Galveston in a short time. · The ports of Nantz and Bordeaux are, just now, fitting large ships for the purpose of carrying on trade between France and Texas. The chamber of deputies, a few days ago, passed a law by which a credit of twenty eight millions and four hundred thousand francs, is opened for building large steam-ships which are to play between the american and French · shores. Three lines and some secundary ones have been instituted; one of those has been attributed to the port of Galveston. Thus the fair country of Texas, N owistanding [sic] England and the firy nonsensical speechs of O'conne1 is gong ahead. I hope to leave France for Texas in october or november next; if I could be agreable or useful to you in any manner whatever be- fore my departure, I pray, Sir, dispose of me entirely. . Many applications are made every day concerning . Texas and i am now writing a small and substantial guide 81 to the Emigrants.
Your most humble and grateful servant Frederick Leclerc [rubric] D. M.P
Tours the 16th of July 1840
Did you receive the work 68 on Texas I sent a few days ago? a French ~e~tle1;1~n who has been for many years engaged on a cotton factory 1s mclmmg to leave for T.exas---I think such citizens could be best beneficient to the country--- I shall do my best to induce him to go and settle there. [Addressed] Republic of Texas. Mirabeau B. Lamar Esqre. · president of the Republic. Via New orleans. San Lehavre [Endorsed] Frederick Leclerc Tours 16 July /40 ___ ,, __ _ In relation to vessels leaving France for Texas.
••A. L. S.
"'TetDas in 1840, or The Emigrant's Guide to the New Republic, published in New York in 1840. 08 See note 11 in n:o. 1605.
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