diplomatic powers in order to enable him to cooperate with the gentlemen already at the city of Washin~on adva~cing th~ great interests of the country. He was accordmgly furnished with the authority defined in document G. of this series. The communica- tions from Mr Carson have been of no very particular interest. Mr William Bryan of New Orleans, had been appointed general agent for Texas by the commissioners Messrs Austin and Wharton (as will appear by document G.) on 14th Jan last and Mr Edward Hall of New Orleans was appointed agent for purchasing &c by the same gentlemen on the same day. Those gentlemen prosecuted their duties under the many embarrasments incident to limited means untill the --- day of --- when the general agency was conferred upon Mr Robert Triplett whose high character as a capitalist and a financier had commended him to the entire confidence of the Govt. But Mr. Triplett previous to his leaving Texas tendered his resignation to take effect on the 1st July then ensuing which accordingly went into operation at that time Mr Tripletts transac- tions as agent were few and of no great moment. On his arrival in New Orleans he continued the agency of Mr Bryan by whom the actual operations were conducted. By information derived from various quarters the Government were induced to believe that the agency in New Orleans might be advantageously changed, and the urgent necessities of the Country demanded the aid of the most efficient representatives to be had at this proximate and interesting point. The agency of Mr Bryan was accordingly discontinued by letter dated 27th May a copy of which marked H. is communicated. And about the same time Mr Thomas Toby was appointed General Agent and invested with power to dispose of Scrip for lands of the Republic, see documents I and J. Thomas Toby and brother were constituted agents for purchases. These agencies continue to the present time and so far as I am informed have been well conducted. I have also the honor to transmit schedules (marked K.&L.&M.) of the officers of the Civil Government together with such reh1rn as I have been able to procure of the officers of the army and of the Navy. These documents are very imperfect owing to the loose and desultory manner in which all the departments of the Govt. have necessarily been conducted, during the confusion of the War. and to the preambulatory condition of the administration. The list marked N. enumerates the officers of the army who were in commission at the institution of the Govt. ad interim. This list is probably incomplete, and it may be erroneous, as it is adopted from a memorandum found in a trunk pertaining to the War Office, Paper 0 is a list of the army as at present. This also is probably deficient
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