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P.\l'rms OF )fIJuirnAu Buox.H•AnTE LAllAR
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Your Bx<'<'llr>nc:,· hns li<'en pleased to appoint me acting second Auditor. De,.:irou~ of obtaining this :::ituation I heg leave to stnt<', that [ arrived in thi::: eountry on the ] Ith day of August 1836, and that I have :::er-.-ed in the nrm_v of Texas for the space of tw<'h·e months; that I ha,·e setTed as chief clNk in the second .Auditor's office since the 15th day of NoYember last and hnve become acquainted with the hu~iness conuected with this office. .\s to my moral character, I feel confident that gentlemen or the highest standing will give the most satisfactory testimony, as Vice presiclent Burnet, the honorable Secretarv of the Tr<>a:-ury, the honorable Secretary of the NaYy, the honorable ·Barnard B. Ree. Governor Smith, Comptroller Simmons, lfajor Samuel \\"hit- ing, )f ajor ,Y 0s t.ern and others. If it should be your Excellency's pleasure to confer the appointment upon me, I !<hall consider myself happy in being enabled to serre my adopti,d country in this sphere of which I nm sure I understand the duties. I have the honor to be your Excellency's most obedient servant BuncHARD MILLER f Addressed:] To His Excellency Mirabeau B. Lamar. [Endorsed] Burchard ~Iiller's Application 8th. l\farch 1839
No. 1122. R. R. ROYALL TO JACOB HAND
:Matagorda 10th March 1839-
DEAR Sm.
Since the death of l\fr A. Mitchell I have become the Administrator of _your son's Estate and the Estate has to be settled up within this year I expect it is not your wish to have the Lands sold and as the expences incurred have no means of Payment in this Country I thought it necessary to Acl,ise you that you may Order a part of the Lands sold or you may Order a Draft on you for expences and that the Lands he retained for you as you alone are his heir-by the Laws of Texas. The Expences will be near about as follows-
For his head right J League about . .. ... .......... $2~0 For his bountv 640 acres . . ... ·. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 For his Donation for his Loss with Fannin. . . . . . . . 80
640 acres ...... ... .. . .... . ........ . .......$390 You may authorise me to Draw on you for the Amt to~ether with a small cost of the Court fees for the Arlministratio11 a particular account of which I will send you. Or the Court will order the Lnn,ls sold for ExpencP. &C and as tiie prices nre Low here they will Bring But Little O\'er the fees and ehnrges. please nnswer me as early as possible on this Subject. Your sons head right is Locntecl 011 n Value pierC' of Land in the County of Bexar- I nm ver.v respectfully yr oht Serrnnt R. n. ROYAi.i, N B plea,::c answer Imme,lintely R R R f Aclclresscd :] )fr Jncob HnnJ Fort Plnne N<'w York
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