PAPERS OF MIRABEAU BUONAPARTE LAMAR' 91 amounts embraced in the Three Receipts, Lieut. Likins is entitled to credit for $192.22cts which he paid for the Steamer Major Brown, and for which he has a voucher already acknowledged by me. He claims to have paid $12. to a Mexican for acting as a guide to Mr. Hancock when he was sent by Lieut. Tilden to Comargo. I do not know whether he has a voucher or not. I did not allow the item in my estimate of the incidental expences, because he presented no evi- dence that it was not included in the steamboat account.- He claims credit also for $27.00 paid McCoy as Teamster, to which he may pos- sibly have done under instructions which recd. from Capt Crossman; but this item I rejected also upon the ground that he furnished no evidence money having been paid. These two items, if allowed, and added to the steamboat acct will entitle him to a credit of $231.22cts ............ [incomplete]
No. 2317. LAMAR TO THOMAS J\L LIKENS
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[Laredo, Texas, February? 1847?
I can give them. If I have given you full credit for all the money which you have paid for Corn and fresh meats, what more can you desire! especially if my statements and Receipts shall be accepted (as I doubt not they will be) and passed to your credit by the authori- ties with whom you will have to make your settlement. Sir, I have heretofore treated you with a respect and a forbearance which your course has not entitled you to; but since you seem disposed to fix the odium of your own delinquency upon me, I now beg leave to say to you, that I have in my possession a body of testimony in relation to your official conduct which, if published to the world, cannot fail to overwhelm you with shame and confusion, and which I am ready to make public if you request it.
Yours
MIRABEAU B. LAMAR Capt. Commanding at Laredo.
No. 2318.
SAMUEL R. CURTIS TO LAMAR
Head Quarters Comargo Mar 1st 1847
Capt M. B. LAMAR Camp at Laredo Srn
There has just been found in the post office of this place, a package addressed to you; which under the circumstances I have taken the liberty to open.- It should have been forwarded sometime since, as you will perceive by the date and the Endorsement on the back.- My object in opening it, was to give you tidings important, to the service, which have arrived since the date of this package I received intelligence from General Taylors head Quarters via Monterray, dated the 23d. Ins't; which stated that Santa Anna had arrived with a large force, and demanded of Genl. Taylor that he sur- render or be cut to pieces with 20000 men. General Taylor sent word
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