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No. 1026. J.tDlES BURKE TO L.t\.-:'lfAR
Houston .Jany lG, 1839
Hon )[ B L.\)fAH Prest Rep Texas
Dr: Sm: Permit me to haud you the "Grauel. Gulf Acl.vertiser'' n paper edited by \\". 8m_yth Esq, (u Ueorgia11) nncl. ol' which I am a regular corre- spouden t, in which you will find a communication signed "a Texian," fumishecl by myself mid also your inaugural Address published at my request. L nlso :,C'tHl you a Copy of the "New Orleans ObserYer," a very rnl- uable Newspaper, in which is coutainccl an extract from your "fn- augural," introduced by a handsome Editorial. With the highest regard I have the honor to be Very Resp'y Your Most Obt Servant JAMES BURKE Reporter H. R.
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[Addressed:] To his Excellency Gen. M. B. Lamar. [Endorsed:] James Burk Houston 19th. Jany 1839
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No. 1027. T. T. WHITE TO LAifAR
Savannah January 19 1839
To/ His Excellency MrnABEAU B. LA1\CAR ) President of Texas )
Srn As the firm of White & Bartels of which I nm a purtner contem- plate doing some business between this port and Galveston and believ- iug that it would also benefit the commercial interests of both ports to have a resident Texian Consul here, I would respectfully solicit the office, and should you think proper to gi,e me the appointment, I pledge myself to discharge the duties incumbent on me as Consul, to the best of mv abilities- On a late ~-isit to ,vashington I had the honor of becoming- nc- quaiuted with your minister to this country Doctor .\nson Jones, nud by his advise I mnke this application to you. Begging leave to refer to the annexed letter from )[aj: A. B. Fannin, I am. · Very Respectfully Your Obt: Sen-t: T. T. WHITE The nhorn application hnYing been shewn me, I heg learn Tiespeet- fnlly to recommend ?llr. White to your fnvornule Consideration ns a Gentleman respectably ingnged in Commerce here and, worthy of the Office he seeks. A. B. F ,\N:-.1x Coll Port S1n·h Geo. fEmlorsed :l T. T. White Savanah Geo 19th. Jany 18:H) :\pplic•:;; for Consulship &c
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