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back to Texas or not. I lrnve ever regardetl that Country as my future home and Consiquently I feel a clcep Solisitude nnd anxiety for her Welfair, and as I ha,·e rep<.'ted I shall be there hefore long. as I never Could recconsile it to my feelings to remain in this after exsperiC'ncing the great Atlrnntages resulting from that Country) I speake from An- t.icipation (this i!! no Country for Enterprice Compard with that. after going through the nbore Scribble permit again to urge an answer to the Same if this e,·er reachrs you I will 1~onclucle hy Subscribing my self Your Obcl Serv & & s. w. LA1\lAR [Addressed:] care o·f the Texan Agent New Orleans Gen ?IL B. Lamar Houston City Texas [Endorsed :] S. \V. Lamar mt Vernon Illinois 11th. Feb 1838 No. 678. THOnfAS WILLIAM WARD TO JOHN BIRDSALL
Houston Febry 2 lth. 1838
Honorbl. JOHN BIRDSALL SIR
Friend Doby will hand you this for the purpoi'e of ascertaining your opinion in regard to the parties claiming Land under the first part of section twenty nine. the l>oanl of La11d commissioners differ in opinion as regards the meaning and Renee of the word arrin~1l, a part of the hoart.1 being of opinion that the party claiming mu::;t have actually arri,•ed anti lauclccl on the soil of Texas to claim and s<.'cure· his laud as above stated, now the question is this. a person ha\·ing recd. a commission and was actively employed in the United States & his not having arrived or landed in Texas untill after the 1st A ugst. 1836, and hm·ing recd. pay from the elate of his c:ommission from the govt. of Texas, shoultl he be debarred from the quantity of land ~iven to the Volunteers in that part of the sec:tion mentioned above, and if so what should be his quantum Very Respec:tfully Yours TH08. W)L WARD f A<lclresf:ed :] 'I'o The Honourable John Birdsall Present rEndorsetl :1 Thos. W. Ward Feb 28-1838 respecting Land Claims Xo. 682. JA11ES WEBB TO LA)lAR Key West, Florida, I )[arch 18:38 )ly DEAn Srn Sine<.' I hacl the pl<.'a,.:ure of seeing null co1wcrsing with you in ~fobil<.', I have thought much of Texas, & the many nttrac·timrn which it. pre- l'ents to thr rmi.!!rant. Tn<leecl, :;o muc-h ha,·<.' I rctlec-tC'rl upon this :-ub- jrc:t. that I haYr almo:::t madr up m~· mirnl., oil<·(• 111orr to try my for- t111w,: i11 n JH•w 1rorld.- .\ Countn·. with a .-11il ,-o l'Prtilr. a 1·li111atr ,.:o mild ,t l11•11 ;~ 11a11t. & :tll at11111,.:j1hPrl' :-o jllll"l', would lie• i11\·iting 11ndt•J" .111110-r illl\" i"11nn or ( ;ll\"l'l'llllll'ttr: 11111 \l"itl'll to th1':'I' ad n 111tn!YP,.:, i:-- ,.:11p1•radd1·cl tl; P in ..-timal,I., 1J11i-. of a 1;on·rn11w11t or law:.:. foitndC'<l hr a p1•11pl1· 1i11cl1·r:.:1,111di11g tl11• t 1·111· pri111·ipl1•,- of lihrriy. &. C'npahle or ai1prt•c ·ia 1i11!! it:.: L.. 11Plit::; I 1·:111 imma!,!itH.' llotltin:.! morp d<'i'irahlt•.-
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