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PAPERS OF MIRABEAU BuoNAPARTE LAMAR
No. 1307 1839 May 29, MIRABEAU B[UONAPARTE] LAMAR, HOUSTON, TEXAS Commission to William Byrne as notary public of Refugio County. D. S. (printed form :filled out). 1 p. Countersigned by James Webb, Secretary of State; appended to no. 1802. No. 1308 1839 May 30, E. WALLER, AUSTIN, [TEXAS], TO M. B. LAMAR, HOUSTON, TEXAS. 10 City of Austin May 30, 183:J His Excellency M. B. Lamar Dear Sir I write to express my regret that you should have been disturbed by applications for money that it is a part of my duty to disburse. I infer that this is the case from a letter I have recieved from Mr. J. W. Moody, wherein he Complains·of not yet having recieved payment for a waggon which was purchased of him for me. The facts are simply these. I directed J. D. Mc Leod when about leaving Houston to purchase a waggon and send it on to Columbia. The waggon arrived at that place and I received a letter from McLeod stating that he had purchased it of Mr. Moody and drawn on me in his favour for the amount. I wrote him that when presented the draft ~hl~~- I Daily expecting to see it presented I was surprised yesterday at reciev- ing a letter from llir. Moody Complaining of the inconvenience he had suffered from want of the money and requesting me to forward it as soon as possible. If JUcLeod expected me to send the money to him or Moody he should not have drawn a draft upon me but should have written to me to that effect and I would have forwarded the monev to him with directions to pay it over to l\Ioody and take his reciept. ''But when on the other hand he drew upon me and noti:fied me of having done so, I, expecting momentarily to see the draft presented to me would not send the money out of-my own hands for the purpose of paying for the waggon while the draft might be in the hands of I knew not whom, but would of course hold it for the purpose of taking up fuiliili . I regret exceedingly that the misunderstanding should have ocurred and hope it will be the last. I have sent the money by l\fr Bigelow with directions to take up the draft and forward it to me. I fear that the arrangement allowing those persons who may improve lots before the sale to have them at that time at the average price for which lots similarly situated sell, will will [sic] not answer, as they are selecting the best lots and putting up pole shantees &c. In this manner all of the most eligible lots upon main Street will be taken up.
"L. S. (by proxy).
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