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PAPERS OF MIRABEAU BuoNAPARTE LAMAR
No. 2491 1855 M ay 29, J. HAMILTON NEW RIVER, BEAUFORT DIS TRICT, SOUTH CAROLINA TO [M. B. LAMAR, RICH- MOND, TEXASJ 80
J Hamilton May 29/57
New RiYer - Beaufort Dist. So. C. May 29 1855
My Dear Genl.
----- I did myself the pleasure a few Days since of sending you a Copy of my Pamphlet 81 on the adjustment of the Public Debt of Texas. I do not know whether I haYc any thing to add to the reasons I have therein set forth for its adoption. But the recent act" 2 of Congress appropriating seven million - seven hundred & fifty thousand Dollars for the payment of the Debt is such an enormous boon to the promissory Note Holders and in cash too that I entertain but little hope of their concurrence in my Plan of Settlement. -Without indeed Texas may resor.t to measures to coerce their acquiescence. A measure of doubtful policy. ------ I feel entirely satisfied that if the Plan could be car ried thro' it would place Texas in advance on the high Road of her certain destiny and give to ,the Creditor equivalent to par for their respective Debts.-' I fear if not adopted we shall be as far from a definitive settlement of this vexerl Question as eYer and that I shall be little able to haYe my claims paid before my death. - ------ If I am so fortunate as to get them settled at par I shall after paying all my Debt have some thing left for my frienrls. I should therefore hope it might be in my power to assiE>t one so valued as your self in the purchaRe of some Lands or Ne,g1·oes which even you might most want howewr limited but limited alone by the extent of my ability. Pray My Dear Grnl lrt me hear from you & let me know how you are prog-ressing in the opening of Your new farms whether. you find the Lanrls produrtfre and the climate salubrious? I should feat for the purposes of domestic comfort it was too near the Sea Coast yet not nearer enough for the enjoyment of the Gulf Climate. The moE>t delightful portion of TexRs I hnYe visited Rnd examinerl is in Northern part of tlie Stnte in the Valley of the Leon between the San Gabrielle & the Brazos. In fertility & henuh it is unsurpnsserl I shall make a thoron)!h reronnoisanre of the Country the appronching Autumn as far as the Tnclians will permit & in my Route up from Oyster Creek I will endeavor to pav YOU a visit. Let me know how far from Richmond your farm is & �h- at distance from Houston
'°A. L. S. "'This pamphlet is no longer with the Lamar papers. 82 See Brown, J. H., History of Te::cas, II, 3611.
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