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· action you may hereafter bee able to make to suit your interest and convenience-I shall wate all movements and can tell you when and how to move advantageously and will do so if you will correspond with me for that purpose. · In our haste the night we parted I did not think to advise you about the location of the two leagues or 50 Setios on our joint account As I am not a Citozen you must locate both-in your name & hold one for my account and if you prefer [it] or you may locate one in my Brothers Name and advise him of it Also rlraw on him for the expense of surveying and commissioners fee on the League on my account If you should make a good sale of the balance of the Script you receive of me as I doubt not you will I shall feel pleachure as you will bee truly compensated for the disappointment of business with the G. B- Relying on your friendship in all- Matters in which my brother & self are-interested Except the affairs of the G. B. & T L &Co- reciprocate any act of friendship you may be able to extend to us I remain Respectfully & cordially Jas. Prentiss P. S. Do not forget to write me often and particularly on any subject that will interest me and you shall be sure of all the information which I can impart that can interest you. J. Prentiss [ Endorsed] : Copy to Genl Saml Houston 1 April 1834. 1 James P1·entiss Letters, The University of Texas Library. This letter seems badly confused at places, but it has been carefully proofed with the original. 2 Here a blank in the original.
To JAMES PRENTISS 1
Washington City 11 th Ap 1 1834 Dear Sir, I thank you for your favor, of the 2nd Inst. The business of the land companies, has not disappointed me much. They will give some $15,000 or $20,000 to some man, who will tell them fine taks, and promise fine things,-but this will be their own lookout! Since I left you I have received a letter from a friend in Texas, and you will see, an extract from it in the
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