PAPERS OF -MIRABEAU BuoN.A.PARTE LAMAR 455 debts- involving both a debt & a tariff for Centuries to come-as the former cannot be less than a thousand millions to begin with- I am almost sure that in the present state of Europe, Genl Hamilton must fail in all attempts to make a Loan & I may add, I am except on his a/c, very glad of it- You are aware that I have been married again & have a daughter by my present wife- My son is 16 years of age & well grown- & at school in this City- When at Washington & travelling North last year I met & became partially acquainted with the Texian Minister General Dunlap-who the past summer married a M:iss Winn of Wash- ington City- a very elegant and accomplished young Lady of high respectability of connexions and a friend of my present wife- When you meet her in Texas-J[ay I ask of you on my own, and my wjfes account as well as her own worth, that you will make her sojourn as agreeable as possible- and pay her such other attentions as may be due to a young lady of high attainments, who is qualified to lead as well as to reform the Society- if necessary- of which she is to be a member- A connexion of my wifes cousin to Mrs Henderson- the pious and distinguished lady of Genl. Henderson- of whom I have heard much commendation- & on such testimony as to leave no doubt of its being well merited- These two Ladies, will I trust prove a brilliant acquisition to your Country- How is your daughter & where is she? She ought to be at some high School by this time- Yours &c G. B. Lamar [Addressed] [Endorsed] Single paid to New Orleans G. B. Lamar, 26 Alexandria. Genl. M. B. Lamar Sept. 30th. 1840 Relative to a Draft on Geo. W. (President of Texas) Lamar &c. Care Texian Agent or Consul ( to be forwarded)- . New Orleans- No. 1908 1840 Oct. 3, CHA[RLE]S A. REDD, COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, TO M[IRABEAU] B[UONAPARTE] LAMAR, AUSTIN, TEXAS Repeating a former request for attention to the personal effects and the estate of the late William [D. Redd]. A. L. S. 2 p. No. 1909 1840 Oct. 4, CHA[RLE]S H. RAYMOND, FRANKLIN, [TEXAS] TO :l\URABEAU B[UONAPARTE] LAMAR, AUSTIN, TEXAS Renewing application for appointment as district attorney to the Third Judicial District. A. L. S. 2 p.
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