PAPERS OF MIRABEAU BuoNAPARTE LAMAR
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Navy being at sea, in the war schooner Invincible, he could not report to him, but the President intimated that, should his services be re- quired, means would be found to communicate with him, stating, at the same time, the Navy would have to be laid up.- That finding money scarce at New Orleans and no hope appearing of his being or- dered on active service, Petitioner obtained the command of an Amer- . ican merchant vessel, and returning to Texas in good circumstances in the summer of 1841, emba[rked] in mercantile pursuits- having during his absence reported himself seven times to the Secretary of the Texan Navy, without any orders, which orders he has always con- sidered himself open to be called upon to obey.- That Petitioner sustained severe loss by the Mexican invasion of 1842, besides having some of his property seized by militia and volunteer troops, which, coupled w1th bad debts, has reduced his means, and now impels him, as a married man, to appeal to the justice of the Legislature of this Republic before it shall have become m~rged in the American Union. That your Petitioner would respectfully invite the consideration of your Honorable body to the fact that, in consequence, of the financial embarrassments and struggling condition of the Country, he never, during his period of service, made any application for pay to the Gov- ernment of this Republic-reserving his claims to a future and more favorable time-nor did he ever receive any compensation by pay, or bounty lands, for his exertions and services in the cause of Te[xas.J That under the circumstances herein recited-your Petitioner relies on the justice of your honorable body to consider his claim and prays that a donation of land may be granted him, from the domain of the Republic in, lieu of pecuniary compensation to which he humbly con- ceives his services have enti[t]led him.- And your petitioner will every pray &c. &c.. &c NATHANIEL HoYT [Rubric l Nos. 2186-90. CERTIFICATES OF SERVICE: NATHANIEL HOYT I hereby certify that Captain Nathaniel Hoyt recei[ved a com]mis- sion in the Texas Navy, at Galveston Island, Presented [by the] Honble R. Potter Secty of the navy,- on or about the sixth day of [April,] 1836-and that he went into immediate service on board of the Br[utus Nati]onal schooner of war Galveston 12th June 1845 .LUKE A. FALVEL We the undersigned do hereby Certify, that Nathaniel [Hoyt was 1 in the Navy of Texas in 1836, served as acting executive officer [on the] National schooner of war Brutus, for some months, during which [he was] attached to said vessel in the Capacity as signed underneath L. J\I. HITCHCOCK Jr 2d Lt . . . [illegible] & 1st Lt afterwards
N. HURD Purser JAMES G. HURD
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Galveston 13 June 1845
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