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your able & elegant letter on the disposition of Santa Anna.- Had that. letter purported to have come from the uttermost part of the earth I would have sworn there was but one mau on earth that could have engendered it's sentiments.- I heard you speak in every line, in ever word.- How like you it is, nobody knows so well as I do.- It does you great honor in every point of view.- · I scribble this at random for I have scarcely a hope that it can reach you, yet I must write or pull my hair for joy.- If I find out that you intend remaining in that New World I have dcffinitcly made up my mind to join you & join you I will & fight & kill or cure as the fates ordain.- God bless you my dear hero of heroes- forever yours \V. PORTER As you love me, do not fail to write me.-Write but a line an you will- but write & let me learn your intentions as to remaining for any season in Texas.- [Addressed :] Col. l\lirabeau B. Lamar Secretary of War.-Texas Via New Orleans [Endorsed:] Dr. Porter 1836 Newyork July forwarded by Wm Bryan N. 0. July 30th 1836
No. 417. JAMES JOHNSON TO LAMAR McDonough Henry County Georgia. [July 22, 1836]
l[mADEAU B. LAMAR Esqr DEAR Sm
At the instance of several of the most respectable citizens of this viUage I have consented to address to you a letter requesting that you would, so soon as convenience would admit. give us some information connected with the affairs of Texas. The slight acquaintance which I have with you has induced many of the citizens of this place to re- quire this favor at my hands. They together with myself have it in contemplation to move to your country and are therefore anxious to know of you whether emigration will be encouraged by the goverrnent of Texas and if so what the inducements are which are or may be hel<l up to our consiclerntion. Those of us who speak of moving are men of families and expect to pursue the planting business. We are consequently anxious to be informed what parts of the country are the best suited to that business and upon what terms yon <'llll furnish us with land. Would it be uch-isable to carry into your country this fall negro property or would it be safer to carry money? Any informa- tion which you may be pleased to communicate on the nbo\'e topics and in fact upon any thing connected with the welfare of Texas will be deemed by us a very ~reat fayor. 'l'he politics of Georg-in much as they were when you left. ,rhite will however get the vote of the state. Van Buren is to he our Presiclent. anti l to~ether with others of similar creeds to your own wish to f'mi _grnte to 'l'l'XHS wher<> we beliern that the spirit of Lih<>rty i:-: now ner,·ing and nrousin.~ yom energies. J remaiu your oht se1· r Ad (lre~secl :·1 rE11 clor/:P(l: I J AlllES .JO 11 :-.; :--o X ?irirahenn B. Lnmar E:-:cir Src>retnry or \\'nr Tcxns ,Jnmc>:-: ,J olmson Georgin I 8:Hi
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