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TEXAS STATE LIBRARY
No. 2074 1841 July 25, A[LBERT] C. HORTON, MATAGORDA, [TEXAS], TO M[IRABEAUJ B[UONAPARTEJ LAMAR, AUSTIN, rTEXAS] Introducing Colonel H. S. Kenney. A. L. S. 1 p. No. 2075 1841 July 28, JAMES S. MAYFIELD, NACOGDOCHES, [TEXAS] TO M. B. LAMAR, AUSTIN, [TEXAS]' 23 Priva.te
Nacogdoches July 28th. 1841
Genl. Lamar.
Dear Sir Since my return to Nacogdoches though great was my desire to return to Austin and join you in maturing those measures necessrry for the action of the next congress, and the prosperity of the country as based upon the same; but my affairs during my long absence have suffered most materially, and it will require all the time left me, from the present to the meeting of the next Congress, to place them in a Jaterable train. I am before the people again and my election if: considered beyond •question. As all elections, it requires a little nursing. I am mak- ing my arrangements, to leave for Austin- immediately after the elec- tion- and at the coming session, you may rely on my most zealous and cordial support and vindication of the measures & policy of your administration- Houston, and his friends have and are doing all they can against me-they have even traversed the county- Judge Senator Gaines and such other pure spirits. The people however of Old Naeogdoches are sensible of the motives which awaken their patriotism in this instance The result of the mission of Judge Webb, and the doubts relative to the loan place it out of my power to lay before the people of my County any given views of policy upon those subjects. Should you find it con- venient I would be pleased to receive from you an outline of such a line of policy as you will most likely submit to the next Congress; in order that I may in some degree, prepare the public mind for it. In placing before you a tender of my resignation of the office of Secre- tary of State which you will receive by the next mail, not now having time to make it out in a proper form, I beg you to rest assured, that I impelled to have taken such a step-only in consequence of the state of my private affairs, :md a desire to retain that vosition in the Coun- cils of my Countrv that will best enable me to sustain, and support you, in your deYotion, and patriotic efforts in behalf of the Country. Houston is loosing ground, Burnet is gaining- & the Draggon, slanderer & Brute may yet be defeated. I will write to you again in a few days- accompaning which you
"A. L. S. See also no. 2085.
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