PAPERS OF MIRABEAU BuoNAPARTE LAMAR 341 to hear that I had not. She 'has heard that the boy had his eye dis- troyed, & is anxious to hear the exact condition of it- you are right in keeping the children at the north, and when educated Mexico will open a field for them to rise in- 33 I wrote to Cazneau, about some appointments, that I feel an interest ·n- Henry B Andrews, wants to get Root's place as Postmaste:r:- the Community are universally satisfied with Root, and have sent on a petition signed by every business man- Judge Branch of Liberty, who you recollect, as an old Texan, is an applicant, with strong back- ing for the Collectorship-& Stuart, of the Civilian, the present in- cumbent, has gone on to try & keep his place--You know that Stuart, is an out and out Houston man-& he has puffed Houston since he turned Know nothing & was on the eve of going over himself- Stuart has no claims on Rusk, and Branch has, as an old colleague in the Congress of the Republic- See to these two cases- Andrews & Stuart are the very men, that Houston would put in him- self-and the Democratic party never had any faith in Stuart, & are now desirous to drop him- . With regard to Pacific stock, please give me more definite instruc- tions- I held originally a certificate for 100,000$, which I got through you at Austin, you may recollect cashing my draft on Genl Harney for the first payt of 100$- That I sent on & you or Caz, had it consolidated into 5000$ full paid stock in the new organization- I recd a certificate for 40,000$ paid stock for services at Austin, during the sessions of the Legislature- I am glad to hear, the work is pro- gressing- & hope Mr Walker may get the Treasury dept again- Our Harrisburg road is getting along well-a company of Georgian!'! have taken the contract, & will push it- The weather has been warm for several weeks & everything is grow- ing finely- Tell Ca,z I have written him twice within ten days, to the St. Nicholas-N Y- Genl Lamar will be in Washington, & I think he is about as good a minister as you could send to Nicaragua Look after Stuart & Andrews, & have them kicked sky high- Present our regards to the Ladies & believe me Yours ever McLEOD To Genl T. J. Green, Washington City- [Note on margin:] I write to Caz about the stock fully today- No. 2513. THOMAS J. GREEN TO HOWELL COBB Washington City. March 16/57, Hon. HOWELL COBB, ) Secy of Treasury ) Sm: I should be derelict in duty as a citizen of Texas and a democrat, if I failed to lay before you the within letter from Genl. Hugh McLeod, a distinguished citizen of that State in reference to the appointment of Collector of the Port of Galveston.
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