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that no Central American Revolution, Earthquake or blast from Hell could ever remove it. I want no material protection & aid but money to operate with. We are well at present, & my boys send their love to you. Your Sincere friend Ewn. FONTAINE. No. 2601. H. L. KINNEY TO LAMAR Aspinwall [Panama] March 16/58 MY DEAR GENERAL I improve the safe opertunity of sending you a line by Col Slesinger who goes up on the Oollumbus. I shall leave here for San Juan del Norte within 10 days & after arranging my matters then proceed to see you, I take up a venture of about 6 or 7 thousand dolls. to start an establishment at Greytown Have you written to Washington about the consul Ship at Grey town that appointmt- would facilitate the carrying out of a good project. In your Negociations with the N. Govt. bear in mind the Con- firmation of the Shepherd & Haily Grant to me, as an Amer- ican Citizen, That provision will be uncalculable Service to a devoted friend of yours. I have written Col Moony to have this House fixed up for the reception of )irs Lamar. So you can be easy in your mind that she will have a comfortable place to go to when she reaches San Juan I think prospects are better now than they have been for years. Zach- aria is here & wants assistance about the Schatzgeld will can I hope he will have Justice done him. I dreamed there was a d-d set of Rascals that tried to Steal a dead mans Gold, I woke & met the honest aplicant for the property of Zacharia is here. Write me to the care of B. Moony Greytown, tell me how you like Nicaragua Say what I shall send you In haste your sincere & de- voted friend H. L. KINNEY To Hon M. B. Lamar :Minister Plenoy. Nicaragua [Endorsed:] Kinney Mch 16 /58 Lamar No. 2602. THOMAS FRANCIS MEAGHER TO LAMAR Punta Arenas, Costa Rica, March 20th /58. MY DEAR GENER.AL LAMAR, The accompanying letter and package were handed me the 1st of last month- It having been my intention to sail for Central America on the 5th-I was obliged, however, to defer the trip until the µresent month- Leaving the "Columbus" here, it is my intention to stoµ a few weeks in San Jose. and the neighbouring country- I shall return to New York about the end of June- Previous to my doing so, I sin- cerely hope to have the pleasure of paying you a visit, and shall feel truly happy and honoured in being entrusted, on my departure, with any letters you may have for the "States"- I was in Washington the last week of January, and left our mutual
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