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PAPERS OF j\frRABEAU BuoNAPARTE LAMAR
which you sustained me in my feeble exertions as a public officer I shall ever feel a sense of gratitude & indebtedness-
I remain Truly
. Your obt Servt
J as. H. Starr.
To
His Excellency
M. B. Lamar
[Endorsed)
Dr J. H. Starr
Nacogdoches
May 15th 1841
No. 2023
1841 May 17, W. H. DANGERFIELD, NEW ORLEANS, [LOUIS- IANA] TO :M. B. LAMAR., AUSTIN, [TEXASJ 69 New Orleans May 17th 1842 To His Excellency, l\I B Lamar. Sir- The negotiation of the loan by General Hamilton having now been rendered certain, the obstacle which hitherto existed to my de- parture as suggested in the last conversation I had the honour to hold with you and as expressed in the letter of the Secretary of State of the same day has been thereby removed- I have therefore the pleasure to inform yr Excellency that having a arranged my private affairs at some sacrifice I am prepared to depart for France at any moment-- which it may please you to direct the Sec- retary of State to forward me the necessary instructions- I hope it may not be deemed improper here to suggest that as from the last message 70 of Yr Excellency to Congress the important trade with the Island of Cuba was refered to in a manner so full and im- pressive as to show that its true importance had been justly estimated by the Executive that some, instructions as to paving the way for a Commercial arrangement with the Go,ernment of Old Spain which might be approached through the French Court, would be in furtherance: of the Executive views on the subject of the above mentioned trade- Having before my departure for Austin communicated to Mr Foster that my desire to have him appointed secretary of legation c·oncu'rred with the views entertained by Yr Excellency on that subject, I deemed my personal presence in Austin to be immaterial, and as I had many affairs of a private and personal nature to attend to here which would otherwise delay me or be left unattended to at great injury to my inkr- ests- I deemed it best to come to this city- I trust these will appear to Yr Excellency satisfactory reasons for my having come on here- and I have in a previous letter to l\Ir Foster requested him to com- municate them- With sincere congratulations to your Excellency on the Negotiation •A. L. S. ••~o. 1932.
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