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TEXAS STATE LIBRARY
No. 2464. VERSES. LAMAR
[Richmond? Texas, about 1850 ?l
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And leave upon the Soul a trace, Which time and tears cannot efface. Take any path that seems to lead, To pleasure's fane, or glory's meed, Still dark fatality attends, To bligl1t our hopes and blast our ends. Yet ·woman, loveliest and the best, With every charm and virtue blest, Entitled by her boundless worth, To every joy in heaven and earth, Is more obnoxious still than man,
To disappointment's bitter pang. The ruling passion of her breast, Must still in secret be represt,
No. 2466.
J. A. JONES TO ANDREW JOHNSON [ ?] [Georgia, 1850 ?]
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I have recd under your frank as a ill C what purports to be the life of Sam. Huson. I read "Sam Huson was born" & as I did not care to know when or where or how Sam Huson was born & read no farther. By way However of requiting your courtecy I will inform you my yard dog Salam was whelped on the 29th Feb 1840 I deem him much the honestest animal of the two & every way more worthy of a Biography than the Texas rowdy If at any time you should hear of the death of Sam Huson I shall be pleased to receive the inteligence from you or any one else [J. A. JoNEsl [Added in Lamar's hand:] Written some years ago, by Col. J. A Jones Georgia, to a member of Congress- And. Johnson of Tennessee, it is believed,-who franked to him a life ·of Sam Houston- [Endorsed~] Coppy No. 2468. FEDERATION WAR IN l\IEXICO 1839. LAMAR [Richmond? Texas, about 1850 ?l Ugartacher came to Candala with 80 men, to attack the place, but was easily repulsed; and retired to Lampasas; thence to 1-Iier to join Ampudia; Ampudia then sent 300 men against Candala; these en- tered the town unresisted; they were commanded by H uichare- Huichare demanded that Jesus Martinez, Ignacio Canalis, Ignacio Her- rera, chief leaders of the federalists in Oandala, should be delivered up to him. This demand was repelled-Huichare then dispatched his force away, and said that he wanted these men to accompany him in a friendly way to Ampudia and by a conference, establish peace & better relations.- They were thu~ duped-they went, on the way they met Ampudia, advancing on Candala, who made them all prisoq- ers They were detained 5 or 6 weeks & then released.- They returned to their homes in Candala; and soon after Zapata & Canalis came with
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