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No. 1910 1840 Oct. 5, E. R. WIGHTMAN AND OTHERS, MATAGORDA, [TEXAS] Petition to Mirabeau B[uonaparte] Lamar, [Austin, Texas] praying the appointment of ,John Delap as judge of probate for Matagorda County to succeed Silas Dinsmore. Copy. 3 p. No. 1911 1840 Oct. 5, JACK. SHACKELFORD, COURTLAND, ALABAMA, TO M[IRABEAUJ B[UONAPARTEJ LAMAR, [AU~TIN, TEXAS] Introducing Major John Bradley. A. L. S. 1 p. No. 1912 1840 Oct. 5, T. G. GORDON, AUSTIN, TEXAS, TO lf. B. LAMAR, AUSTIN, [TEXASJ 8 Austin Texas 5th October /40 His Excellency M. B. Lamar D Sir, "Several of my personal friends, waited on me last week at my residence, and informed me, that J. R. Jones Esqr, the present P. M. General, have informed them that he intended to resign his office, at the meeting of the coming Congress- If it meets your approbation, I . should be pleased to accept the Office, and will give my undivided attention to its superintendence- I feel confident, that I can discharge its duties as well as any man in Texas, else I would not solicit the appointment- My friends insisted on getting up a petition to ac- company this note, but I have prevented them from doing so from respect to the feelings of the present 'incumbent, and for other reasons apparent to your Excellency-
With sentiments of high regard & esteem I remain your friend Thos. G. Gordon [rubric]
I should have communicated with you personally but am yet too weak to get as far as your house- T G G [ Addressed] private His Excellencv Mirabeau B Lamar President of Texas Austin
[Endorsed] Thos·. G. Gordon · Austin,
Octr. 5th. 1840. Soliciting the apptmt. of Post Master Genl.
1 A. L. S. See also nos. 1861, 1864, 1866, 1873, 1876, and 1877.
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