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forming Yile, dissipated and dissolute habits- And should you not hear of him please to make some inquiries concerning him, furnish him with money, aud 'pon the honour·' o( a gentleman you shall be repaid- j haYe heard since he left that it was his intention, to enlist as a regular soldier-I should not ha\·e the i:mallest objection to his joining a compni1y of volunteers, if such should he required- but rather ten thousand timPs henr that he wns dea<l than know that he had enlisted in the regular senice,- You will probably see Blount C. Fenell, ( a son of Bennett Fencil) whom I have sent in pursuit of Augustus, Please to render him all the assistance you ca11. Hhould you wish to know any thing about my character, and standing, or that of Blount Fenell's or Augustus'-you can easily gain information from Jenkins, Nicholson and Horton, young men, who left this place last fall, and I believe are now living in the seat of government in 'rexas- If you see Augustus, you will find that he has had some a<lrnntages, and a very good education for his age You would think from his size, that he was older, than I have represented, but he was born the 2-1-th of March, 1821 We all have the Texas fever in this country, both old and young. I hope to be settled there myself before three more years roll round. You will very ·much oblige me , by addressing me upon the subject, if yon should hear any thing from him. I feel that I h~ve too long intruded upon your time and patience, but you will forgive the anxiety of a Father, and belieYe me to be yours with re- spect and esteem l\f ICKLEDERRY FENELL-- [Addressed:] Genl. :Mirabeau Lamar Brazoria Texas To the care of Mr. Wm. Christy New Orleans [Endorsed:] Letter of Mickleberry Fennell. · 24. 1837 La Grange No. 536. C. C. TATEM TO LAMAR Feby. :Mobile. March 6th 1837. SIR _ I hope you will exc·use the liberty I have taken in addressing these Imes_ to you; I am aware that your time must be so taken by your pubhc business, that you have little leisure to devote to that of a private nature;- nothing but circumstances most urgeut, would have induced me to trespass on your time and generosity.- :My lamented H_usband 11. B. Tatem. (I presume you were personally acquainted with him) fell in the fatal massacre of Goliad; it is a hard trial of faith when we meet with such a bereavment to think, "what is, is right"; nothing- but a firm belief that Goel takes in mercy, could calm my feelings, when T received the heart-rending intelligence.- It is only a short time since, that I could nen·e my self to make application for the lanrl coming to )fr Tatem, my Broth er H em·y Hastie, and his B- Joseph Tatem; they arri\·ed in Texas 011 the UHh of January 18:16 and were always the first in danger, or duty; they were actuated by far nobler feelings than pecuniary achantages, when they joined the Texans in their strugles for liberty; and I may truely say my . Husband made great sacrifices to join that little band of patriots- his life bas been the forfeit of his enthusiasm; and my only comfort is that a merciful Goel has taken them to that heaven, "where the '
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