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right (not Knowing him) to doubt his standing. We supported him with another view his pledge to support your Administration We beg your excellencys influence in the event of his not being elegable to have the writ of Election returned and we will send a Gent. of undoubted standing . We beg your Excellency attention to the immediate appointment of Chief Justice for this County and we cheerfully recommend W. B. Goodman a Gentleman of good reputation and well versed in the duties of the office we send you a Petition to that effect signed unanimously by all the Citizens of this County
with sentiments of the highest esteem we are vour most obt Servantc; · Aubrey & Kinney [rubric]
Ranche Corpus Christi Sept. 18. 18-11 [ Addressed] To his Excellency M. B. Lamar for Col Bell
[Endorsed] Aubry & Kinney Sept. 1841
No. 2094
1841 Sept. 18, T. J. GREEN, AUSTIN, [TEXAS] TO M. B. LAMAR, AUSTIN, [TEXAS]3 3 Copy. Austin Sept 18th. 1841 Dear Sir Before leaving Austin for the low country, permit me to renew the application I formerly made to your Excellency of sending Dr. Archer envoy to the United States.- I hope you will not consider this appli- cation either obtrusive or importunate, for I believe you will bear me witness, that few, if any of your friends who were anxious for election & have supported your administration throughout with zeal and fearless- ness, have been less so, For some considerable time I have looked upon the consumation of three measures as adding success and honor to your administration, and of vast, benefit to the country; and on all proper occasions have urged them upon the notice of your friends.- They are the treaties between Texas and the Governments of the United States, Spain and :Mexico.- With respect to the last of these nations every exertion has been made (and I think, more than was consistent with the honor and dignity of the country) save "the last resort of nations."- of the first little has been done;-of the second, nothing.- In less than three months your administration will expire and it would be vain to expect it, in quit[?]; the more therefore you leave undone, the more honor and glory you leave to your successors and enemies.- I ha,·e long believed the consuma- tion of the above treaties would IeaYe b_ut little undone by you in placing-
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