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P.:.\PERS OF :Mm,\BEAU BUONAPARTE LAMAR
a commission to issue instanter- this 17th .August 1837 Kelly & Rice Defts Attys-
H. P. HU:\:[PHHEY TO LA:MAR :Milledgeville [Georgia] 22nd. August 1837
~ o. 583.
1'1 Y OLD FnrnND LA:r.rAn DEAR Sm My Son Jn Law Doctor B. H. Winding are Going to Texis & his havi11g ~o acquaintance in That Cuntrcy I Gave him This Letter of Introduction to You Dr. Winding has for Some Years Pas Resided in Hamburg 8outhcarolinah & I Think him a fine Honest Good Citizen & a ~Ian Hoos Word .May be Relied on & also a 1'Ian o[ Some Property & from The Heport of Texis Thinks he Will be Come a Citerzen of that Cuntrey You \"Viii do him The favour if You Pleas to Give him all The Information Nessarey Touching his Bisness in That Cuntrey & to his Entrust as a Citizen I have No Doubt Should You bl'came acquainted With him but You Would be Pleazed With him I should have bin Glad to have Seen You on Your Visit to }[illedge\·ille But \V 03 in the up Cuntrey at that time J have Some. ldeacl of Coming to that Cuntrey "My Self in Some 2 or 3 Years So Soon as I l'an Git My Children to arrange Thear bisness for if I Come I Wish to bring 1\[y holl famley With l\fe You Will do ::\Ie The favour if You Pleas to Wright l\fe & Give :Me a full Discription of that Cuntrey of its 8oil Health trade & the Price of Good Lancl & how the Rights )fay be Come at also Touching The times Wheather You Think You are at Peace or Will You have War a Gain I Should Like to Coll\'er~e Wi~h You on this :::iubject I am Sir Your :.Moust obediant Servant H. P. HU?l[l'HREY [Addressed:] l\L B. Lamar Vice President of Texas South Carolina?] [Cheraw?
No. 584. GEORGE P. KERN TO L:UrAR
Phila<la .Agst 2-1 1s:37
EsTEE1rnn Srn I take my seat with pleasure to imbrase the oppcrtunity with eager- ness which now presents of communicnting- a few lines to you-- You arc acquaintC'd ,rith my uucercmo11ious dispositiou, and will, I hope, pardon me for obtru<ling an unhirldcn guest on your notice This is the first time I have ad<lressed you since my departure from the Republic of Texas which has been longer thnn .l hatl any idear of remaining in the States- You must attribnte my not writing to any thing but forgetfulness of yon I do not sit clO\\"n to writf' \'OU n lmw IC'tter for T han• l1N'll too llllH.:h Exhausted with busines~,· to h:wc 1~ut'h \"i_!!'Or of mintl !Pft: Ill_\" lines will thel'C'forc he wirl<'r th1111 l shonlrl like tlH'm. nnd I ,-hall for once, he oblit!e<l to diffu,:e II great rlcal of mattn 1w1•r a ,;mall ::11rf1u ·c f,uffpr mP to tr>ll mu r nm in l'hilacl whi<·h mu will ''"" liY thl' l11•ad of this letter.- Y~s in my 11ntiw 1·ity ancl n111 :-pr11clin.:r n ,-hort tilllc unill'I' my p11r<•11t:d l'oor quic-tly ancl 1·omfortalil_r .-etth••I 'l'hr i11111atc:;
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