PAPERS OF l\IJRA.BEAU BuONAPARTE LAMAR
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No. 1980 1841 Mar. 17, T. J. POWELL, MILAM COUNTY, [TEXAS] TO M. B. LAMAR, AUSTIN, TEXAS 41 ·
Milam Ctv
17th. "March 1841
His Excellency Genl Lamar Dr. Sir
The deep interest I feel on the subject I address you is the only apology for intruding myself on your notice I have been recently informed {by Capt Bratten of Independence) that arrangements are being made to fit out a campaign to Santa Fee I am anxious to go on myself and presume I would have no difficulty• raising a company of volunteers in Houston by my furnishing 25 or 30 horses the want which would be the only difficulty there twenty or twenty five days would [be] ample time for me to make the arrangement. Should my views meet the approbation of your Excellency you will please do me the honor to drop me a line by l\Ir- licKensie the bearer of this and if necessary I will repair to Austin immediately on the re- ceipt of your letter
Very Respectfully Yr Ob Ser T. J. Powel [Endorsed} T. J. Powell Milam Co.
[Addressed] His Excellency
M. B. Lamar Austin
March 17th. 1841.
Texas
Relative to going to Santa Fe.-
No. 1981
1841 Mar. 18, A. S. WRIGHT, [NEW] ORLEANS, [LOUISIANA] TO [J. S. MAYFIELD? AUSTIN]4,2
City of Orleans
March 18th. 1841
Honorable & Respected Sir:
I have the honor of informing you that I have just arrived from the Pacific by way of the City of l\Iexico, in which Republic I have been remaining for the last two years in_ order ·to gather every information of our common enemy. (:Mexico) relative to the good or evil of Texas. From time to time I remitted to Texas and to Col Bee of what I knew- At present Mexico is very low in the mouth, though She has realized one million :five hundred thousand dollars out of the late five
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