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PAPERS OF l\IIRABEAU BuoNAPARTE LAMAR
Liability to him on the Notes is upwards of a $1000 besides Cost and other expences attending the suit You will consider it and let me know your de- termination- as early as possible if you agree to do it I can arrange the ballan [sic] of $80 £or you- and settle with you when I come to Austin Yours Respectfully John V. Morton [ Addressed] Richmond Sept. 25. Free. To/ his Excellency (Mirabeau. B. Lamar ( City of Austin No. 1899 1840 Sept. 21, J. LOVE GALVESTON, [TEXAS] TO l\L B. LAl\IAR, AUSTIN, TEXAS 11 Galveston Sept. 21. 1840 Dear General. I scarcely know whether to condole with you £or your bad health, or to rejoice with you on your recovery as we have just heard you are on the recovery. I hope the next news will report you as entirely well • I have paid your draft of $500, as well as the other drafts, I forwarded you some time since through Gazley and Robinson two barrels of whiskey, one as good as was ever ta·sted at 1.50 the other good at 40. cts. the first you may give your friends, the other to those who profess to be so but are not, and by all means to those who want office, short rations is best £or them. I have directed that $2,000 be expended in the purchase re- funded debt £or you, it can be done cheaper in N. 0. and best by not being in haste. The drafts on Augusta has been sold £or $1,800, I gave security it should be paid at maturity, the rate of exchange against Augusta was six per cent, and they charged four £or the ninety days. This was the usual rate, after taking out the $2,000 £or funded debt and the amount I have advanced £or you, it leaves eight or nine hundred dollars in my hands, subject to your order and direction, it will give me pleasure to use it for you as you may wish I will send the account 18 when I have time to make it out. The Houston party met with a complete defeat in Houston, they rallied all their forces. You will find in Col. Menard our rep- resentative, a friend in your measures, he has assured me since the elec- tion, that it was his intention to give you a fair support, and that in no state of ease could he be induced to join the clamorous fools, who wished to raise a hue & cry against you. 11 A. L. s. 1'This account is no longer with the Lamar Papers.
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