The Papers of Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar, Volume V

'L'1•:X.\8 ST.\TE LJ 1:1:.\1:Y h,n·p thl' a:-:;:i;:tall(·<· of 1·0111pt>tl'11t 1·lerk,:. \\"l1at 1·;111 hr- done r I like tlw youn~ man & would 1101', 011 a11y a1·1·01111t. g·irr him a momc>nts unl'a:-:i11ess & will try to ~ct along with hilll i11 tlu• 1 1 <':-:I rn,11rnc•r I c·a11 u11t.ill a changl' ea11 hr- l'li'PctPcl thai will lll' satisl'aefory to him. 'l'his r.omlllt1nin1tio11 i;: 1·011tidl•11tial. Nothi11g 11e>w hrn•. \\'e are all Wl'II. Hl'i-)WC'tru lly Y1,u r Ex1·Plle11<·_y 's hulll Ii•. S(•n t. \\' J.. Ho111-:r.-rs r.\d<lresse1l :] Hi;: E xcellenc\' ~I. H. Lamar llo11:--ro11 I Endorsl'd :J WI. Hoberts Gnlvest:on Jany. 8th Jt;:l!J- l'ri v,1/1! No. 99-1. GEOHGE 11. COLLTNS\YOR'l'H 'fO IT.ARV\" KENDHICK AND EDWAHD L. HOL;\IES

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To the Hon TL\HYY KEXDHIVK and EnW.\HD L. I-101.~rns G i-::-:TLI~~· EX

having learnetl that there is· a strong probability of this port & Labacca being seprrated, nn<l a::: there will han• to lie a New appoint- ment made for that phu·e I take great plea:-un, i11 n•r-om11H•11di11g to your particular Co11siderntion nnd al.tl•11tio11 ~Ir. 11 . 0. Wat ts ,rho has had the l'ntire Controll of the Cu:-:l0111 I-lou;<c hu:-;in<>:--;: nt rl1at pla1·c Since the establishment of this olli<-e, I am well sati::;lied that Ill' has discharged his duty well & l'aithl'ully a11d I think, he will without doubt make the best officer tliat l'llll be appointed to that port .Mr \Yatts' experience for more than 1½ year will give him a de<.;ided ad- vantage over any other person Your particular attention to the above will be duly appreciated hy Your Verry Obt. ::;eva. 0Eo. )f. Co1.1.1xswor.Tn N. B. You 1·a11 mnke ;<U<·h u,-:e or thi,- ll'tter as you ma_,· think proppcr G. )I. C. I Atldre,;,-:ed :J 'l'o thr 110111. lfarry K<>nclric·k aJ1CI Edward L Holmes I-Ioustou I Endorl'ed :] Oeorge )I. Collinsworth ~latagorda .Jany. 9th JS:rn- ~o. !J!J8. JOH:'{ ALEXA ND EH N E\\'LANDS TO LA11 AR llou:;to11 .January 9th 183!J To II is Exc·ellr11 c·y Genernl )I. 13. L,uui: ~II! , \ !'I'll' clay,: pn•riou,-: Ill till' adjo11l'llllWllt or last COll/!l'es;: f \\':l:" :q1poi11t!'d a Xotary p11hli1· l'or thi;< Co1111ty. tl1t• appoint111e11I has 110! 111•( •11 1·011/irml•(l l,1· th<' :-,p11.11 ... a:-: I u11dc•r:-:ta11cl that nil nomi11atio11::: 111,Hlr at th.it prri°od ha1•.• IJl•('JI withclrnw11. I .11 11 d",-:i1011 ,-: 111 rPt.1i11 111 .. :q1p11i11111wnt a,: I think l am <·apald,, •>f cli..:d,arg-i11,!' tlw il11t i(',- 1·111111p1•1('cl witl1 it. and bPlit•re that m_,-

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