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gree, with said publication; and if he had, as a matter of course, he shall hear from me again.- You can either send him a copy of this letter -or cause it to be read to him in the presence of some third party; and require of him a catagorical reply to my enquiry- Your friend Mirabeau B. Lamar. Had the production eminated from the Editor of the Texian or from any irresponsible scoundrel like him, it might be suffered to pass· un- noticed without any detrimt to my own character or that of the country- but coming as I have every reason to hlieve it does, from one of the highest of our public functionaries & hearing the aspect. of of [sic] a govmt measure, the people at large are as much as [sic] in- terested in the matter as myself, and should be equally prompt in re- pelling the imputation which it casts upon the American character. This may or may not be done; but however successful the author may be in eluding &c- Every mind that is not imensibJe to insult must feel, that the malig- nant spirit which pervades the peice, as well as the flagicios & diaboli- cal proposition which it contains, calls aloud for redress at my hands,-and I am confident that the people of Texas, when they re- flect upon the strange provocations which I have recd. & the evident design of my official calumniator to to [sic] sacrifise my reputation & life to his malignity, will abundantly &c- [ Addressed] Hon. Jas. Webb City of Austin Travis Co- No. 2127 1842 Feb. 27, A. JONES GALVESTON, [TEXAS] TO M. B. ~AMAR, [GALVESTON, TEXASJ 62 Galveston Feb. 27th. 1842 Gen. Mirabeau B. Lamar Sir I have this moment received your note of the 25th. Inst. in relation to the authorship of a certain anonymous article signed A. which appeared in the "Weekly Texian" of the 2nth. Ultimo.- In reply I have the honor to refer you for any or all the information you require on this subject to Gen. Hunt.-
I have the honor to be Your Most Obt Svt Anson Jones [rubric] [Endorsedl
r Addressedl Gen. M. B. Lamar Present
Recd. 6th. March by me at Galveston. J.
Dr. Anson ,Tones-to 2/27-"Lamar-Runt."
"'A. N. S. See also nos. 2126, 2128, and 2158.
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