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Esau would see them with pleasure-• He says Lamar is a Mussell man and Burnett a hog thief, then Esau's convives and guests disturb the neighborhood with bursts of cachination His popularity rather suffered a shock a few days ago- An agent of Houston and Sublett lost some fraudulent certificates, and their necessary bonds powers of Atty &c, They were found by a citizen of Jasper Cy- This agent seems to have Started out to locate them and had a bond signed by Houston & Co for his pay, which was also lost and which proved the fact of his being in the trade- It would be well for the Sentinel to adve1 t to this mishap- The truth has come out- that all the fraudulent cer- tificates of Jasper County, have been manufactured in San Augustine by two of the Jasper Board and this said Company; yet they are the most noisy in deraigning Jasper- I shall ask the favor of you to send us the Journals of the two last Sessions 9 ~ of Congress I want them to operate with, against the Big Mingo of this last Congress and par- ticularly of the session before the last- They will be of great avail to me I wish the Sentinel would 11otice the fact of that loss- and also the true place where the Certificates- were made, if you woul [d] be obliging enough to name the circum[stances] If the Editor dont wish to name it as a fact without better proof, (which. can be furnished,) he can state it as' a report- I also ha,e to request-you that if that sketch of my speech against Houston is in existence, you will, under some pretext cause it to be published in the Sentinel or Telegraph- and forward me a few copies Because Houston's friends brag how decently he used me up- I should be pleased to hear from you
Your obt Servt
James Armstrong [Endorsed]
[Addressed] To
James Armstrong
12th June 1841
His Excellencv M. B. Lamar
Citv"of Austin " Texas
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No. 2052 1841 June 15, JAMES IZOD AND OTHERS, AUSTIN, [TEXAS] Invitation to a Masonic ball at the Capitol, on [June] 24. Broadside. No. 2053 1841 June 17, HUGH McLEOD, HEADQUARTERS SANTA l!'.:fJ PIONEERS, CAMP CAZNEAU, [TEXAS] TO MIRABEAU B[UONAPARTE] LAMAR, [AUSTIN, TEXAS] 95
Head Quarters S. F. Pioneers Camp Cazneau J~ne 17th 1841
Dr Genl
Your last proof of regard, my brevet, as Brigadier Genl, reached me, by Lieut Burges, this eve,- I ordered a parade & the appointment
"Fourth and Fifth Sessions. •'A. N. S.
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