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TEXs\S STATE LIJ3R.\RY
No. 1168. G. DE STOCKFLETII TO LAi\IAR
Houston 1st April 1839.
GENERAL! Desirious of being employed in the surveying and laying out of the new seat of Government, I venture to address Your Excellency; and to ask the fa,·or of Your Excellency to prernil upon your agent, selected :for the location of said new Seat of G0Yernme11t, to accept of my services as surveyor and engiueer for said work. By your Excellency comply- ing with my wish, I shall feel myself under a very great obligation to you.- As to my abilities and character, I take the liberty of oferring to the honorable recommendation of the Secretary of Navy, General M. Hunt; besides this I am able to give reference to respectable citizens of this Republic and also to procure satisfactory certificates from well known engineers in the United States, and am in the possession of the necessary instruments of the first quality. In hopes that my application may not be in vain, I tender my thanks to Your Excellency in advance G. DE STOCKFLETH Engineer. [Endorsed:] G Stockfelt's Application as Engineer 1st Apl 39- No. 1172. JAMES B. RANSOM TO JA1\rES KERR Executive Department Houston 5th. April 18:39 His Excellency the President writes me to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of 25th. Mch. containing the Communication of Messrs White, Word, & Anderson, and to inform you that the application which you say was filed with him during the last session of Congi·ess l1aving been either misslaid or forgotten inadvertently, that the ap- pointmt was on 22nd. ~lch bestowed on l\f r J H l\folntyr,- In pres[en]ting to you the complifme]nts & high regard of the president, aliow me to subscribe myself With due regard Your obt huble Svt &c J B RANSOM: Pvt Secty. [Endorsed:] Copy of Letter to Hon Jas Kerr 4th. Apl 1839 Hon J.ts KERR DR. Srn.
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No. 1173. SAMUEL A. ROBERTS TO LAMAR
:Mobile April 5th 1839
DEAR GENERAL Permit me to intt-oc1uce to your acquaintance my frieml Thomas Bates for a long time a highly respectable Citi7.en of :\lohile- The embarrassments of this Conntry are daily driYing its oldest and best Citi7.ens to seek to rebuil<l their fortnnes in some new Country-and Texas ii: that to which all eves are tnrnecl- -:\fr Bates goes for the double purpose of mending hi~ fortunes and of s!rnring in the e~citing work of c;:eei1JO' Texas firmlv established, and umversall_y recogmsed as a sovereign i1~lcp('nclcnt rni'tion- He is ready to fight her battles i_f
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