Papers of Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar
No. 1303 [1839 May 28], B. E. BEE, [FRENCH FRIGATE PHAETON, VERD ISLAND], TO [J. N.] ALMONTE, [MEXICO, MEXICOJ 1 Col: Almonte Dear Sir, The more I think o.f it, the more I am satisfied the Washing- ton Plan is a good one-I will sail in a few hours for the Havana- write me at New Orleans through the Lizardis-say, whether you will meet me in July at Washington, or whether l\Ir l\Iartinez will be em- powered to act with me. Yours in haste but with great esteem Barnard E. Bee No. 1304 1839 May 20, J. HAMILTON, PHILADELPHIA, [PENNSYL- VANIA], TO [M. B.J LAMAR, HOUSTON, TEXAS.2 ( Private & confidential)
Philadelphia May 29th 1839.- 12 o. c.-at night
My Dear Sir.
I have the gratification of informing you that l\IT. Burnley & myself have just concluded an arrangement through l\Ir. Biddle with the B. U. S. by which we shall have the support & influence of that powerful Institution to aid us in our negociation abroad & by which we have obtained an advance of such funds to a limited extent as may be neces· sary for the defence of your Indian Frontier & for the expences of your Naval & diplomatic Service until we can make our final negociation abroad, of which we have the best prospects. The particulars of the arrangement we shall have the honor of com- municating to you from and after the 7th June when we shall send a highly confidential Messenger (one of my sons) with funds to New Orleans and who will bear dispatches to be placed to the credit of your Government to yours"elf to Houston, from ourselves. Such is the state of public sentiment here connected with slavery and the slave states, that Mr. Burnlry & myf'lelf were compelled to pledge ourselves to Mr. Biddle that the aid and cooperation of the Bank in this matter should not be devule-ed either here or in Texas until we shall have completed our negociation in Europe. We have been for the last fortnight intensely engaged and have had to combat every species of prejudice by every species of exertion.
'Copy. In no. 1255, p. 6. 2 A. L. S. Cf. no. 130-ta.
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