The Papers of Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar, Volume V

TEXAS STATE LIBRARY

V [?]RANDON. Fort Bend County JNo. Hoom, Fort Be!HI County J ,\S. If ODGE Fort Bend County F. F. RAN li:IN Liberty County D ,\NIRL PERnY Fort Bend County H. :\L T JIO.:\ll'SOX Fort Bend County P. P. BonDF.N Fort Bend County WILEY l\L\RTIN Fort Bend County G. W. PLEASANTS Fort Bend County JNo. A. MORTON Fort Bend County C. C. Drmu [ ?] Fort Bend County DAXIEL SHIP.:\IAN EDWATID \V11AY H. R. A. WIGGINTON T. ,JEFFEnSON CHAMBERS

J. B. :;\J1LLER Fort Bend County W. P. l\fonTON Fort Bend County R. JONES Fort Bend County JESSE I-I. CAnTwmouT Fort Bend County JNO. W. SHIPMAN JNO. HUH.:\IAN THOS. J. GAZLEY G. A. PARKER J. l\foROAN Harrisburg County A. So.:\IERVILLE Harrisburg County W. H. l'ATTON Bexar Countv R. R. ROYAL ., BENJ. PAGE Harrisburg County WM P. HUFF Austin County JNo. P. BORDEN Houston County WM P. HARRIS Harrisburg County S. C. RommT~ON Milam County C1-runcHILL FULSHEAR Austin ·· County

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[Addressed:] To His Excellency l\ilirabeau B. Lamar [Endorsed:] Jno. W. Eldredge C. C. House Representatives- De- cember 26th 1838- No. 957. G. B. LAMAR TO LA".MAR Washington City [D. C.] 24 Dec 1838 Genl. JhnABEAU B. LAMAR President of the Republic of Texas- DEAR Sm, · I take great pleasure in making you this communication in hehnlf of ~fr. A. T. Burnley, at present the Agent of your Republic in this Country, for negociating a Loan for its use-and to advise you how important it is that his services may be retained by a reappointment under your Administration-this being the advice & opinion of the Honls :i\[r. Crittenden & Calhoun of Kentuckey and of Genl. W. 'l'homp- son & Col Dawson-at whose instance I now address you- and I am quite sme I could not present you, with higher considerations in be- half of any measure, or any that will hear more weight in your own mind- Independently of which I will esteem it a personal favor, con- ferred on Your friend & your relative G. B. LAMAR f:\ddressecl :] Genl. l\f. R. Lnmar President of the Republic of Texas [Endor::ctl :] G. B. Lamar, \\'a,;hingto11 City, Dec 24th 1838

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