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sible for some clPgrC'c of u;:pf11lncs;:. :My co11nN·iio11 with t.11<' Enrp1irer oflirc forbnclP :rny ;:nc·h i111prcn-Pmt•11t, nncl to ac·c·ompli;:h that ohject I plainly saw I ;:honld h. . (·onqwllPd to aban(lo11 it. T 1li1l so an(l have hrl'n c,·er f'ince rca<li11g Law. I hope to he preparrd for aclmis;:ion in two or three mouths- 111 thP st•ron<l plac·P f hare 11ol .,·pt l'<'f•<'i,·ccl the money for which I i-olcl my i11terrst: I ha,·r hm,·t•,·er the promise ()f it at Christmn;:- 1'hirdlv. T fp]t a dcsirr that Oli,·er & Frnlll•i;: i-honltl hav<> nn (•dn<'a- tion ai°HI T knew if l cli<l 11or attend to it mr,.:ell' it wo11lcl 11ot hP clonP. Olivrr has lwcn at C'o,·i11giu11 all this .,·par ;,nd I propose tn ;:p11d him the cwming year also. Frmwi;: Im:-: co11ti11uccl in the nflic-<', hut l t.hink of sending him likewise to Coringto11 in .January. Rrsitlr :\lar_v .c\1111 is here without n protc<:tor all(] 1 <'Otild not thi11k of lca\"ill~ her in such rondition. She is 110w at Judge Colquitts. I frrl it m_y (]uty to ,to nil I can to make her i-ituation comfortahle n11tl as long as [ ha,·e means neither hrr or the Bovs ;:hall lark- Thc;:r arc somt• of the rcaso11s ,~·h_y I hnn~ not \"isitetl Texa;: before; if I live ho,rcrer J propo:;t• doing so i-:umc time this winter or spri11g. I have a great desire to :-:re lhr ro1111tr_r and hope no ci rc;umstances may intcn·cnc to prevent m.v doi11_!! so- l c·on~ratulatc yon all(l rrjoi<·r in common with your numerous friends in this country at your elerntion to the pre~icl('n<;)' of the Republic. :Much anxiety was felt for your surces;: and all seemed to rejoice when the news of your triumph rencherl 11:-:. The cause of Texian liberty has e,·rr nwt with wnrm & devoted friends at the south and these frirncls now feel that they have a guaranty that. that liberty will be pcrpetuatecl- 1 presume you have heard of our triumph in Georgi,t We have succeeder] in electing our entir<' Delegation to Con:rress and secured a majorily in the Legislature. The result was as unexpected to us as it ha,: heen mortifying to our oppo11t>nts. Columbus continues to im- prove 11otwithstamli11g the "J)J'<'s;:urc of the times" and throughout the whole sen,:on our citizens haw hcrn rcmnrkahlv healthy. I saw Jefferson and 11r ~lorrland a few ,lays· sinrr TiH'Y report their families well- If you can find time I should lie happy to hear from you. General Lawhon informs me he will n•turn in a few weeks. Can't _you write by him. Rincerl.'ly your,.:, WILLL\)l L. JETER P. S. '.\[ rs ,Jeter begs Ill<' to con V('Y her respect;: to you (Aclclressecl :l <1eneral. )lirabeau R. Lamar Texas. l'a\"Or of General Lawhon fEncl ori::r d :l W. L. Jeett•r Columlnti- Geo 2Ci Oct 18~8 Private Xo. 85-L HENRY P. RRE\\-:-;'J'ER '.l'O LA)TAil Vt>lasco Or·t 27th 1838 DE.\H GE'.\"I. A rew d,w~ ago, I wrntc to ~-on to t.he ;:anw import or tlii:::- the Idler was le.ft in 111,· ofTiec & <·oul<l 11ot l,p found when 1 mrt a11 uppor- iunity tu sP11d it, ~rhl'tlwr ii ,ra:-: ,.:p11t or lo,.:t I do 1111t kno,\·. Bad
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