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J ;\fu,-t Say Somethillg a bout )ly Scminlaw Doctor \\'inding ha\·e you Seell him \\'hear is he at Present What i:- hc> Doing \\'e ha,·e Not html from him NPnc-e :\fa~· \ly Daughter \\'i11di11g is Verry unhappy in Con,-c>ci11incc of it C rec•n H. B11< ·ha11n11 Left Bal<l\\'in \\'ith \Lll'lls Cumpanc>_r it is Sed he \\'a,; Kild :-;omc> Sa,· he is .:\larriccl ill that Cuntrev hare ,·on Seeu him or hurd ol' him 1.i \\'hear is he at Present Rich;inl 0. 'bavidson Lcl't \lillPd!,!l'\·i!IP in ,Tulle a Pretc>ndNl attorney at Law after having Ga i 11d Pn,ty Ill ll<·h the ( 'ofirlell<:<' of the P<'opl<' Hoo had Placed in hi:. ha11s hy the J>uhlick 8e,·crt Lnrge amounts of ~lonl'_\' for Colection by the C<•11iral Ba11k * :2500 .. & the Penitentiar.v a ltont *I.iOO by Individ- uals *2000 Nearlcv all of \\'hich he Coll<'ded and ~Incle Good headway for tcxis he was Stopt in orleans 1,y Expre:;:- \fail for *150 .. for his Board hear he i:,; Say 5 feet Hl. . illeh(•s high Yerry fair Complected blue Eyes Light 8antly Hair bC'tween 2.5 & 30 years of age has <Jnite a ~cutle- rnonev a<lre~s He has ollce bin Solisseter of this Sirket & Will in- d<'\'Otir to Practis Law in that Cuntrey t You Will Pleas Look out for Such a )fan & informe 'Me if rnu have ~<'en Snch a one he has Damaged 'Me a bout $:J50.. • We .\lade a fine Crop of Wheat in Georgia but our Corn Crop is Sorrey Corn ha,; bin from 125. to 150. With us at Present & I thing it \\'ill he as high the Next year What is ('om & Pork \\'orth in your Cuntrey )Irs Humphrey & famlcY Dcsic>rs to be Remcmbred to you ~Iy Self & farn Icy a re a11 to! larahie Well at Present and I hoJ"' These Lines )lay filul You also \\'ell J hope if I Come to Texis I Shall find You in the Presidental Chair it Wood do l'ife Good I Should be Much Plesecl I Shall Expect to hear from you by the first october I nm Sir Verry Respectfuly Your obediant SerYant HARDY p .. HU)[PHREY [Addressed:] Genl. \lirarbeau B. Lamar Vice President of Texas- Houston Texas fEndorsecl :] Hardy P Humphreys )riledge\'ille G('O 20th. Aug;;t 1838- on His business
No. 79-1. GUY '\IORRTSON BRYAN TO LA~\fAR
Kenyon College Gamhier Ohio August 18:JS
Hon M B LAUAR DF.,_\n Srn
Belie\'in_g it is the duty of every trne Patriot to k<'<>Jl in continual rememhNnnre those men through whose mell1ts thl'ir lil11,rt_y was ohtnin, Upon this principle r shall always <'herish tlw nnn1<' of Lamar among the most prominent Defernlers or my Country. But ndmittin~ that his gr('at scl'\'i<·<'s did not enll for m,· hi~h t':-IPl'llt & re~ard, ihP friPnd- :::hip that. <'Xiskd hetween yonr,-clf & my l!ll(•le (l:l'11 Austin) would justly c:laim it.- You will oblige me much by SCJHling me your inaugnl'lll nddrp.,:,.:. & also your address to the 8C'111tte on rt•snming- your ,.:c•nt after an ahs('ncc
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