PAPEns OF ::\[mAim.\U BuoNAPARTE L,nuR
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ne<·essary or to engage in some civil pursuit if his services be not necde,l in the field- Iii other situation[s] he will be found a most u!"eful citir.en, as well as a brave and honorahle gentleman-and any sen-ices renclere1l him will en~r be remembered most gratefully by Your friend S,nrL, A. RonEnTs [Addressed :1 Intrncluctiou of T Bates of ?.Iobile His Excellency :M. B. Lamar Houston Texas rEudorse<l :l Sarni. A. . Hoberts, Mobile April 5th. 1839. Reccom- me11ding l'lfr. Thos. Bates.
No. 1175. PETER KRAG TO LAnIAR
To His Excellency General MIRABEAU B. L.AllAR President of the Republic of Texas Sm
The undersigned humbly tenders to You his services as Civil En- gineer-Architect, and Draftsman, for the execution of the .Maps of the City contemplatecl Seat of Government of Republic, ancl hopes that the praetical knowledge of his Profession, and the respectability of :1i:. standing acqnirecl during a residence of sixteen months in this City, will secure to him Your Excellency's patronage With great Respect Your most Obiclient Servant and fellow Citizen PETER KRAG References HENRY THOMPSON. NAT: AMORY. GEO: FISHER. Eowo: HALL. Esqrs- Houston City Hotel April 6th 1839- [Endorsed:] Peter crag- Apl 8th. 1839-Application as Engi- neer &c No. 1176. T. J. ATKINSON TO LAMAR
Bath County Ky April the 6 1839
DEAR Sm
I embrace the present opportunity" of writing to you I have seen in the news papers an act of the Texinn congress granting to persons who emigrate their giving them land I wish to now whether they will hav the choice to locate their Land on any part of the Country whC'n• they pies of auy ol' the uulocatC'd land and whether they should bt• compeld to Settle upon it or in any part of the Cuntry they please to a11cl if they become Dissadisfied how long will they have to stay beforP they are allowed to sell their land nnd I wish to now the price of tlw Congress land their ore a nu[m]ber Of young men who wish to emi- grate their from this this [sic] Country aud I want you to wrih, to me as soon as you receive my letter you will very much Oblig,• ~-or affectionate [ ?] friend 'l'IlOlL\S P. ATK[X:-t•X P. S Please direct your letter to Bath County Ky 'r. J .\tki11:;u11 r Addressed:] President Texas Houston Texas LEuclorsetl :] Fool .Ukinson of Kentucky, l\Iny 1S3!.l-
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