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PAPERS OF MIRABEAU BuONAPARTE LAJ\IAR
No. 2012 1841 April 24, R. LAMBE, MATAGORDA, TEXAS, TO M. B. LAMAR, [AUSTIN, TEXASJ 57 lfattagorda Texas April 24 " 1841 'l'he Honl. M. B. Lamar. Sir I am induced by my friends here to trouble you with the following lines under these circumstances By the request of many of my friends · and relations in the agricultural and commercial interest in •England through the solicitation of Jonr. H Arthur Ikin Esqrs. I came in the vessel the Elizabeth to this place last Septr. importing live stock 4 dry do to the amt. of 30.000$ principally to see the capabilities of the coun- try and to make a selection of lands for my friends to emigrote to It being my intention to return in the course of a few weeks I wish to know if the government would assist me in sending emigrants out by appointing me consul to the port of Liverpool or Hull or even Dublin or Edinberg as I have no doubt indeed I am certain I can induce thousands to come out- though strangers thare cannot persuade 50 in a 12 mounth the appointment of consul will a>'sist me must materially and it would of course be to my interest to assist the views of the young republic that I have adopted with honour to myself and the republic I have as yet done but little but that little is more than many_ can say I need hardly state that I Imported the English thoroughbred Stallion "Smoke" the improved breed of teeswater bred Durham Cattle Bulls and Cows the fine South Down Sheep the grass bred China and improved berkshire Hogs with the newest agricultural implements with several agricultural labourers see the papers of the public Austin City Gazette & others s.nd haveing become a citizen and travelled for the last 6 months over all the principal places and purchase two leagues of land 30 miles above San Patricio on the Nueces of l\fr Higginbotham of the Saw mills nr San Antonia and Mr l\IcMullin and others wishing me to resettl~ San Patricio by inducing English and Irish Emigration With reference to myself I beg to inform you that I am related to Viscount Melbourne the present-premier that my father is proprietor of the rose Law Orchil Factory and my brother Mr. Alfred Boydell Lambe the head of the holdest Wine houses in the. West End of London my grandfather Alderman Boydell was the late Lord l\Iayor of London The above I could refer to for security or reference as well as to a Gentm. who I believe will shortly be in this Country as Minister Mr. Kennedy- Sir E. C. Jenkins Esq Prescott St London, in this country my acquaintence is more limited. Major Howard & Genr Felix Hus- ton l\Ir. Van Ness & Col Dangerfield I was acquainted with at Bexer at this place, l\fr. Harvey Kendreck l\Ir. Lann, Ward & Ing-rave and Colr. Albert ·C. Horton- Mr. John Linn and E Lane at Linville If you think proper to appoint me to the office or require my presence for eXl}lanation I will immediately wait on you in Austin by direct- ing a letter to me here as I do believe I can be of some service to the country generally I may
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