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PAPERS OF MIRABEAU BuoNAPARTE LAMAR
No. 1962 [c. 1840?], ANSELJ\1 BUGG, [COOSAWDA, GEORGIA?] TO M[IRABEAU] B[UONAPARTE] LAMAR, [AUSTIN? TEXAS] Introducing Major J. P. Haynes, millwright and house joiner. A. L. S. 1 p. No. 1963 [c. 1840?, S. A. ROBERTS, AUSTIN?]. :M:E1\1ORANDU:l\i UPON PROPOSED LAND LA W 28 Memorandum The first & second sections give to each emigrant prior to 1st. Jany 1842 a head right-viz to married men 640 acres. Single 320.-the same quantity they would be entitled to, under a contract- The inducement with the contractors will be the 10 sections for every 100 families which they introduced, which the President may or may not, as he pleases grant to them for the[ir servi]ces &c, 29 If it [? ] of use [ ?] grant them the prem[ium lands] [so] that [the] contractors will derive no possible benefit from the con- tract-For the portion of the emigrants land (not more than one half) which they may [co]ntract with them to receive, for expenses &c in• cured in bringing them out, they can [jus]t as well obtain from the emigrant [with] out any stipulation with the Govt.- [The] question then resolves itself into two propositions- 1st Is it advisable for the President to exercise the authority vested in him & if so 2d Is it advisable to grant premium lands to the contractors- If the latter be determined in the negative it will settle the former- for if as I said before, the inducement is taken away from the con- tractor[s] there can be no further need of a contract with the Govt. for it will give them no further power nor privileges than the first part of the Statute now gives to every one- In fact if the premium lands are not allowed, persons wishing to bring in emigrants would be better off without the Government con- tract-for without stipulate with the emi[grant ] for [ ] of his head right- und[er t]he Civ[il law? c]ould not stipulate for more than half The first three sections of the law, are general, and seems to have been formed for the purpose of embracing ever[y] thing that could bee seen to be necessa[ry] The latter sections were undoubtedly intended to be refered solely to the discr[etion] of the President and gave him a partioular power to be exercised in case any partfrular advantage in his opinion ,vould result from it to the Government-Does the President clearly see any such particular advantages ?-
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