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PAPERS OF :MIRABEAU BuONAPARTE LAMAR
will receive my resignation &c. I have hastily thrown this desultory sheet in form. My Kind wishes to Judge Webb, Mr Roberts, and Dr. Chalmers. Your friend truly
J. S. Mayfield [rubric]
[Endorsed]
[Addressed]
J. S. Ma.yfield Nacogdoches July 28th, 1841
Genl. Mirabeau B. Lamar President of the
) Republic of Texas
Austin
Mr Parmlee)
Tendering his resignation as Secretary of State
No. 2076
1481 July 30, FRITZ ERNST, INDUSTRY, [TEXAS] TO LAMAR, [AUSTIN, TEXAS)-2 4 His Excellency Mirabeau B. Lamar. Your Excellency had the kindness to allow me the perusal of some works of Your Library, I therefore take the liberty, to send for some books by the bearer, our postmaster Jno Jones. Your Excellency bestowed a great favor and honour on me, in proposing to me the post of Envoy to the Netherlands. I declined it for several reasons, but having meditated closer about the subject, I found that the embarrassments I mentioned, would be easily removed, and that I, bet- ter acquainted than many others, with the resources of both of the countries, and my name as an old resident citizen of this Republic and an writer, being allredy known in th(l northern countries of Europe I might perhaps be of some utility to further Emigration and a mutual commercial intercourse with said part of Europe, and finding myself suficiently able, to fill this station to the honour and satisfaction of onr Republic; therefore I pray Your Excellency, if You should deem it proper yet, to bestow on me the said appointment, in which case I should prepare for the voyage. As it certainly requires some time for the arrangement of my homely affairs, I would await the arrival of the loan; and even if I should be disappointed and revocked by Your Excellencies successor, the honour of having been appointed would be of some benefit to my countrymen and the emigrants from Germany, and at the same time gain for Your Excellency the highest regard of every European, and especially the everlasting gratitude of
Your Excellencies most humble servant [rubric]
Industry 1841 Jul. 30. [Endorsedl F Ernst July 30th, 1841 soliciting the apt of Envoy to the Netherlands
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