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PAPERS OF MIRABEAU BuoNAPARTE LA111AR
gency with which you have regarded my feeble efforts as a public officer please accept my grateful acknowledgments- With sentiments of the highest esteem I have the honor to be
Your Excellencys
Very obt. Servt-
J as. H. Starr [Endorsed]
· [Addressed] To
J as. H. Starr
His Excellency
Aug. 31, 1840.
M:. B. Lamar Austin
No. 1880
1840 Aug. 31, EDWARD LTNN, VICTORIA, rTEXASl TO :MIRA- BEAU B[UONAPARTE] LAl\IAR, AUSTIN, [TEXAS] Resignation as justice of the peace of Victoria County. A. L. S. 1 p. No. 1881 [1840 Aug.?], TEXAS NAVAL SERVICE. "SHIPPING ARTICLESm Oopy.
Shipping Articles Not transferable Republic of Texas..----Naval Service.
We the subscribers do, and each of us doth hereby agree to, and with George Wheelwright a Captain of the Navy of the Republic of Texas in manner and form, following, that is to say:- In the first place we hereby bind ourselves to serve on board the Brig Wharton, for the period of six months :from the date of our respective engagements, unless discharged by proper authority;- and the said Geo: Wheel- wright for, and in behalf of the Government of Texas, doth hereby covenant and agree, to, and with the parties who have severally here- unto set their names, to pay.each the amount of monthly wages, against each of our names hereunto annexed; payable at such times, and in such proportions, as are, or may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy of the Republic of Texas. And we further bind ourselves to discharge our several duties to the utmost of our power and abilities; and every-thing to be conformable, and obedient to the lawful com- mands of the Officers who may from time to time be placed over us. We do also oblige, and subject, and for that purpose do hereby covenant and agree, to serve during the time aforesaid to comply with, and be subject to such rules and discipline, as are, or may be estab- lished for the Government of the Navy of the Republic of Texas:- The said George Wheelwright for, and in behalf of the Republic of Texas, doth hereby covenant, and agree, to, and with the parties who have severally hereunto signed their names, and each of them respec-
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