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278 TEXAS STATE LIBRARY from you, early in June With sentiments of the highest esteem, I re- main yours most devotedly, HENRY S. FOOTE [Addressed: l His Excellency- M. B. Lamar President of the Repub- lic of Texas Houston Texas By Dr. Sims. [Endorsed:] · Henry S. Foote Jackson April 23d 1839 Introduction of Dr. Shing No. 1227. CHARLES HOWARD TO LAMAR Matagorda April 27th. 1839 To His Excellency M. B. LAMAR Sm This will cover Texas Govt. Scrip No 47 in favr. B H Mordecai for $84.66/100 Dolls which I have had endorsed according to your request, be good enough to send pr bearer Mr Clements my recpt for the Same, which you hold, Allow me again to obtrude myself upon your notice and Solicit a Sit- uation under your administration, if you have made any other dispo- sition of the person who applied for the office of Paymaster Genl pre- vious to myself, which you told me you might; I should be most happy to be favoured with it, if not, & there should be any vacancy now or hereafter with which it would be your pleasure to grant me, please hold me in rememberence, a line from you pr hands of Mr Clements on the Subject will be held in high favour With high consideration & Esteem I Remain Very Respectfully Your Obt Servt CHAS HOWARD [Addressed:] To His Excellency M. B. Lamar Houston Favd by Mr Clements [Endorsed:] Chas. Howard Matagorda 27' Apl 1838 Land Business Scrip &c-- No. 1230. CERTIFICATE OF IDENTIFICATION: JACOB HAND By WILLIAM H. SEWARD Esq Governor of the State of New York To all whom it may concern KNow YE That Jacob Hand of Fort Plain in the County of Montgomery is a respectable and good citizen of this State, and it is Satisfactorily made known to me that he is the father of the person named in the annexed letter of R. R. Royall. · In testimony whereof I have caused the privy Seal of this State to be hereunto affixed at the city of Albany this 29th day of April 1839- [Seal] WILLIA~! H. SEWARD ALFRED B. STREET Acting Private Secretary [Addressed:] Jacob Hand Esq Fort Plain-Montgomery Co: N. Y.
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