The Papers of Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar, Volume III

TEXAS STATE LIBRARY

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No. 2096 1841 Sept. 20, T. W. WARD, GENERAL LAND OFFICE, AUSTIN, TEXAS, TO M. B. LAM:AR, [AUSTIN, TEXASJ 33

Genl. Land Office

Austin Sept 20th. 1841

To His Excellency

Mirabeau B Lamar Sir

Enclosed I send you a synopsis 36 of the lands surveyed under the provisions of an act 37 of Congress entitled "An Act appropriating certain lands for the establishment of a general system of education" approved January 26th. 1839, and An Act 38 entitled "An Act in relation to common schools and Academies &c" Approved. Feb 15th 1840. Your Excellency will perceive that the land surveyed for the two· Colleges, or Universities have an excess of three labors and 491.360 square Varas. The surveyors of the several Counties with the exception of Gonzales, Harris and Fayette, Counties have not as yet returned the field notes of the primary school lands to this Office, al- though I ·have made every endeavour to cause them to do so. In all probability thf! fault lies with the Clerks of the County Courts, whose duty it is made by law to forward a transcript of the field notes to this Department, and from.a personal knowledge, I am aware that in several of the Counties the primary schools lands are surveyed, of which there are no field Notes in this office. I also make note of the land surveyed for the, Cooshatte and Alabamfl Indians, and am with respect. Your Excellency's

Very Obt Servant

Thos. Wm. Warrl. [rubric] Com Gen Land Office

No. 2097

1841 Sept. 22, J, E. PLUMMER, [COPAN◊ BAY?] TEXAS, TOM. B. LAMAR, AUSTIN, [TEXASJ 89 His Excy M B Lamar President Of Republic of Texas Sir This section of country is in constant alarms from parties of robbers the object of this is to request for the use of the bay alone, (or those living on the bay) ½ doz 16 [sic] shooters they will be taken good care of and subject [to] be called for at any hour Your compliance will be considered a great favour, to our

..A. L. S. "'This syn:opsis ia no longer with the Lamar Papers. 87 Gammel, H. P. N., Laws of Texas, II, 134. 88 Ibid., II, 320. This law was approved Feb. 5, 1840. "A. L. S.