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any situation has given entire satisfaction- Should you not want him you may safely recommend him to any of.your friends as I have spoken of him to you- As ever, Your friend SAML, A. ROBERTS P. S. Should Thoma~ wnnt any pecuniary aid before my arrfral if 11ot inconve11ient to you I hope you will assist him I will repay any sum not more than four or five hundred dollars you may advance him S. A.H. I shall take ont with me menus of his to some thing like this amt. r Addresllecl =l Genl M. B. Lamar Houston Texas [Endorsell :·I S. A. Roberts l\lobile 8th. Feby 1836 For Thos. J\IcAlister
No. 675. SHELBY W. LAMAR TO LAMAR
:Mount Vernon Illinoise Febry the 11th. 1838
i\'lr U. B. LA?.I.AR RESPECTED Sm
after parting with you at Irwinton I made the best of my way to this place and after a verry long and fatigueing Journey reachd. hear in safety- I have writing some 2 or 3 times to Irwinton Since my return but-have not been Able to recd anny answer as yet. l\fy General Health since my return has not been Yerry good though at present it is some what improving and I think in a Short time I shall be restord to my former good Health it would afford me a Considerable pleasure if I Could hear from yon arnl hear let me requrst you to answer this immediately if you Can divote so much of Your time from Your official persuits. for be ashurd sir. that the-re is nothing that is Calculated to render me moore real pleasure then to hear Correctely from that land of novilty. particularly- from a man who could gi,·c me all the minute particulars and Circum- stances that is attending these. I did Expect to have returned to Texas this winter but-shuch has ben the state of my health together with the oppresshion of the times hear. that J Could not get off but-if heaYen prolongs my life until next fall or winter I shall Cirtently be a Citizen of Texas. I recollect on my leaving Texas thNe was a bill Entcrduced in the house to alow all those jn the Sir\"is at the time of the battle of San- jacinto to a ha] f league of laml I wish to know whether or not that bill was e\'er Ratified. it would also be Entcrcsting to know what changes) if auny ( has taken place in the Republic and whetlwr the l\T cxican Goverment has 111:reeded to Amicable Terms iu a treaty of peace or Whether you think that there will be anny moore invasion from that goYCrnment or not. There is so many reports iu Circula- tion in this Country in relation to those matters that I cannot ~ivc anny Cr.edauce to auny and in Consequence therefore it would afford me unbounded, pleasure to hear from you- cloes the 'l'exan Gover- ment recognize head Rights as yet as valid.) and if so (how much and on what Condition. Thc~e are matters that would afford me a con- siderable plensure in hearing nbout and knowing Write me whether or not anny of your Connection accompanied you
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