TEXAS STATE LIBRA.HY
possessed when you "·as so gallantly contending for your Indepen<lence· & was nearly a·year in an humble capacity in your Army- :May a degree of Wisdom and prudence characterise the deliberations & acts of your Present Cong1·ess, which shall add the Civic laurel to the glorious Laurels already won by the heroism of your patriot soldiers I have by this mail us I have frequently heretofore done sent you several late papers, hoping yon may find them interesting as the relate principally to the all absorbing & interesting question of the currency- Having ever been an Unequivocal & undisguised Nullifier I go for The Independent Treasury, a final & Eternal divorce of government & Bank a union as odious, and perhaps more pernicious than church & state I am Hond Sir Your obt Svt JOSEPH RIDDLE Jr [Addressed:] Hon. l\Iirabeau B Lamar Vice President Houston Reph Texas Via New Orleans [Endorsed:] J os Riddle 1'fiss Apl 16-1838
No. 717. WILLIS ROBERTS TO LAMAR
:Mobile 27th April 1838
DEAR M..IRAJ3EA u
As this will be handed you by Alexander who can tell you of all of our affairs I should have no occasion to write to you now but for the sake of my son Joel who has determined to be a citizen of Texas along with the rest of us. As, to all appearance, you will have some loaves & fishes to distribute among your friends, Should there be a morsel not otherwise appropriated I hope you will remember him. In plain prose I beg leave to bespeak for him some appointment suit- able to his capacity. For any office requiring commercial, banking or financial knowledge I think him well qualified. I have been thinking of the Collect,mhip of some of your ports of entry. Should you have any vacancies to fill I am confident you could not make a better ap- pointment. The adversity of the times has thrown him out of busi- ness, & he has to commence, de noYo, to make a living. I know you will do what you can for him so far as it can be done without giving offence to others who may haYe higher claims upon you. All well. Yours &C. W. ROBERTS f Addressed:] Genl. Mirabeau B. Lamar Vice President Texas [Endorsed:] W Roberts-Mobile 27 Augt 1837 recommending Joel his son No. 725. WILLIS ROBERTS TO SAMUEL A. ROBERTS Mobile 12th May 1838 DEAR ALEXANDER I recd. by Capt Stark, your letter enclosing the counterfeit bills; I straightway put it into the hands of your brother who called on the gentleman named in your letter forthwith, At first he affected m~ch indifference & scouted the idea of beinO' in any measure, responsible himself, admiting they should be counterfeit, stating that you took
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