P,\l>ERS 0}' }Tm.ABE~U BuOXAP,U!TE LAMAn
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Your friends here are all well. Write. me immediately. addressed to this· place & Oblige Your friend truly P. H. S::1rE.\1> [Addressed:] -For Genl. ~1. 13. Lamar Houston Texas- Care of the Texian Agent New. Orleans to be forwarded immediately (Endorsed :·I Letter of P. H. 8mead Augusta 8ept 13 18:!7' Xo. J!l5. \\' J LLIA~l D. HEDD TO WILLIAM ~L McCHAVEN Columbus. Ga 14 Sept 1837 Dr McCRAVEN Srn Nothing but pecuniary <lera11geme11ts are now detaining me, So soon as the Member:-; of my land Co return from up the Country, I shall leave for Texas 8ay to, Hemsley that I would forward- the, money which I owe him but the present difficulty in exchange prevents my getting such money as will suit him- ( \Vhithout I make another Arnold scrape of it) remember me to Old Ben Smith and tell him, his pretended lone to me through his friend 1\lr Arnold only cost me aboght -15 per cnt for which I am extremely obliged !, Say to )Ir Brookfield I shall be there in full time to comply with the requisitions of his Contract Mr Dibble leaves on to i\Torrow for the ~orth, I believe l\lr Dibble told me he had written you concerning the building of an office, Which you will if you pleas ronsult Gen! Lamars tast [ will write again next week Your &Co W::1r D REDD r.-\lldressed:] nr William M )[Craven, Houston Texas Politeness or Cenl Lamar rEndorsed :] Letter of Wm D. Redd Columbus 1-lth. Sept. 1837
:No. 596.
THOMAS H. HILL TO LAMAR
Myrtle Springs Texas Sept 16th 1837
Honble M. B. LAMAR. DR Srn
Without prefac:iug with any hypocritical apology- I will candidly state that [ trouble You with these few lines to solicit Your testimony in my behalf as to the manner in which l discharged the duties of Clerk to the late Govt "ad interim" of Texas. & Your friendly assist- ance to Collin :i\[cKenny Esqr who is charged with the business of set- tling my Claims for said services- It is utterly out of my power to be at the seat of Govt. at this time Your friendly interposition will Confer a fnrnr on Yours Yery Sincerely Tnos H HILL
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