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PAPERS OF MIRABEAU BuoNAPARTE LAMAR
No. 2506. JOHN H. FRICK TO LAMAR
Philad. Oct 1, 1856
DEAR Sm, On the 12th of February last, I mailed to you the claim of John Lamar for Bounty land for Services in the late Texan army in 1836, I have been anxiously looking to hear from you respecting said claim- Will you also do me the favor to inform me the progress thereof, .and what is the prospects of Jno Lamars obtaining the land? He has several times called upon me to ascertain if I had _heard respect- ing his claims as he is anxious relative thereto- Sometime after mailing J\Ir Lamars' claim to you, I prepared a .similar claim for George P Kerns of this city, which he told me he had also forwarded to· you. Did the legislature at its recent session pass any general law in ref- €rence to claims for Bounty land, head rights &c. for services in the Texas revolution, if so, please inform me what was done Your early answer hereto will oblige very respectfully yours obdt
JOHN H. FRICK
Gen. Mirabeau B. Lamar [Richmond? Texas] [Endorsed :] From John. H. Frisk
No. 2507. SAVAGE & McCREA TO LAMAR
New York, Jany 4, 1857
Gen M B LAMAR DEAR Srn
We have the plates of "Verse Memorials" under our controul, they being now stored in the vaults of R Craighead printer, in Centre .street. We have notified him, in accordance with your instructions that he must hold them subject to our or your written order, and allow no other party or parties to use or remove them He has accepted .and acknowledged this order in a letter in our possession. We will hold them in this form as your property and subject to your order on us, or Mr Craighead · Yours truly SAVAGE & licCnEA [Endorsed:] Savage & Mahan, New yourk July 4, /58. No. 2508. NOTES TAKEN FROM MENCHACA 1\.ND BARRERA [Translation from the Spanish] 82 Austin [Texas, January 21, 1857] Don Miguel Menchaca was 46 or 47 years of age.
Don Jose Menchaca was taken from San Antonio to Chihuahua where he was kept prisoner until he died in the year 1811.- They threw
• 2 The document is badly faded and the translation is very free.
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