PAPERS OF MIRABEAU BUONAPARTE LAMAR 17 sonal difference between themselves to interfere with the public good, or by example to establish a precedent which may encourage personal meetings pregudicial to the Country A Sidney Johnston Thos. F. McKenney G W Terrell W G. Hill. Jas. Love No. 2143 [1842 May 9], J. S. MAYFIELD & C. ROSSIGNOL [GALVESTON, Tm~:AS ] 88 • Whereas on yesterday having been furnished with a communica- tion89 over the signature of A Sidney .Johnston 'fhos. F McKinney, G. W. Terrell, Wm. G Hill, and Jas. Love, stating they had under- stood from common rumor, that a difficulty exists between Genls. Lamar & Hunt which it is supposed will only be terminated by a hostile meet- ing and claiming the right as mutual friends of the parties to have the matter at issue submitted for adjustment "If possible" and assign- ing as a reason therefor the public good and the bad effects and preju- dice the county might suffer at this crisis from an example which might tend rather to encourage than discountenance personal colli- sions and quarrels- Therefore yielding to those sentiments, our hearty sanction and being desirous to promote in every legitimate and honourable manner an adjustment of the difficulty alluded to if feasable and knowing such to be the sentiments of the parties- Agree to the following- Mr. Chas: Rossignol as the friend of Gen Hunt agrees to withdraw Gen Hunt's note of defiance & challenge of yesterday's date- and J S. Mayfield as the friend of Gen Lamar agrees to with- draw Gen Lamar's acceptance thereof of the same date- It is also further agreed that the gentleman named shall then be furnished with a copy of the correspondence that has passed between Genis. Hunt and Lamar and determine if the matters at issue are susceptible of fair and honourable adjustment or if not admissible of adjustment without a hostile meeting whether the public good demands a postponement of the same
J. S. Mayfield Chas : Rossignol [rubric]
[Endorsed) Dr. Thos. A. Stanwood Liberty Co.
No. 2144 1842 May 9, A. S. JOHNSTON AND OTHERS, [GALVESTON) 90 We the undersigned having had under consideration the matters in controversy, between Genis. Hunt and Lamar, after examining the cor-
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