The Papers of Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar, Volume IV, part 2

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No. 269-! 1858 .:..Yov. 7, !MIRABEAU BFONAP..\HTE L.UIAij] SAN JOSE, [COSTA RIC\] Poem: "The Belle of Nindiri." A. D. 3 p. No. 2695 1858 Nov. 9, W. II. .:\IILLS, SAX JL.\~ DEL SGR, INICARAGL.\] TOM. B. LA:\IAR, [SAN JOSE, COSTA RICAJ 23 San Juan del Sur Nov. 9th. /58. Hon M. B.. Lamar Minister &c c .:\Iy de[ar Sir] Herewith I enclose a copy of the prob[ ]de by Joseph N Scott which I hope may be [of serv]ice to prove that Messrs Harrington :\IcB[ ] & Matsell (or Masterton) were detacli!ecl ]tcr service of Costa Ric\l, against them on the document will speak for itself - I w[ou]ld have sent it before but a report came that you had left San Jose and I was afraid that it would not reach you - I have now however an opportunity of sending by private hand and hope you may receive this.

Matters have quieted here wry much since my return. I suppose you have heard of the arrival of the Lake & )Ir. Fitzgeraltl (George) came out from he tells me that everything is arranged and ] -

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that we shall have the passage [ ]ough in a short time. I have sent the copy of I the atti] davit [ 011 l the case of :\Iasterton to Mr. Scott and requested him to make his statement of the circumstance before Mr. Cott [re] 11 to whom I also wrote requesting him to attend Hopeing [I may] have the pleasure of seeing you [ in Ni]caragua I remain Dr. Genl. Yours with Respe[ct J Wm. H. 1Iills [rubric] P. S. I have jreee]ived your message to Don Clivello [and] han• no doubt but that he will be entirely successful in suiting you with a place No. 2696 1858 Nov. 10, THOMAS FELLOWS, PUNTARENAS, [COSTA RICA] TO [MIRABEAU BUOXAPARTEI LAMAR, [SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA] Second application for secretaryship. A. L. S. 1 p.

"A. L. S. Illegible in many places where document is torn.

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