P.,rEns OF )frn,\BEAU BuoNAP,\HTE Lnu1i from my hnud, Six weeks past wrote you concerning Capt il'flnl fonnaly of the U.S. Army, h~ has many letters of the mo;;t comple1111•n- tary kind from Genis ?II l'oml, Scot and others which he will t'ur1rard when _you or Geri! John:;011 gives him authority by recogni,d11g his lir,.:t commu11ic-ation, 1f_v object is to <lo what I can to promote the welfare or th<' :.,:i>ni<·<' to whi<·h f am indehtccl you for belonging, l do uot wish to put the Gov'mt to no expense without the rendition or some good, it i"' impracticable for me to make recruits here without mon<'y for there trasportation, with it I might be successful, as the Country is fraught with such men as our sen·ice requires, they too are sated with the 'l'<'xa:.,:, mania, but without mouey, and are anxious in this extremity to join our Army, the men are witho[ut] the ability of reaching the Country and from necessity must remain here I have seen many accts of the engagements of our nnny with the Indians I feel that I am more unfortunate in being here in perfect securct_y from the foe than to have been iu the state of Col :\IcLoud or some other slighilJJ wounded man l'me not anxious for a scare if the wound is to be a pet of many days, but I dont lil.·e to be a drug to the sirvice, a supernumerary in any croud, so please let me ha,·e ability of action here, or give me a recall and a chance at the Indians "One good turu deser[v]es another" you have greatly accomodated my necesities by allowing me to be at home at this time, my matters are now all in propper frame and I will be doing much injustice to my commission and self to be abscent when I have nothing to hold me from my duty which is in another direction, You well remember what we both recognised as proppcr lang11age for such as once before made it convinient to be out of the Country "on bussines for the Govmt" when there Govmt was weltering in its own blood and bl-ush,:ng for the unfortunate vocation of its CHIVALDRY abroad- Genl pleas order the Sect of War to order me home, or on active duty here, I prefer coming home but I hate to clo so without having done something, I shall he in anxious suspense until! I here from you or the War department, I clont like the talke of some of the Columns of the one armed Proteus, 31 but I suppose he doesnt care, whether I do or not. Accept of the immutable fidelity . Your friend and humble Svt w D REDD r Aclclressecl:] President l\:1 B Lamar Houston Texns [Endorsed:] \Y D Redel Columbus 10th. Augst 1839-
No. l-.1:01. THOMAS J. GREEN TO LA)IAH
Velas1:o Augst. 12th /:l!).
The old Roman. will explain why I cannot do my::clf the like honour with him iu waiting upon your Ex!. tmlny nt St. Louis- I send down to you and your frieu<ls Jacl.·, (Sir-named Diogi11czt') 31 [Notc in document:] The hypocritical Dr irorc of the Tl•xas u•h,graph insist to the world that vou 11dmini,;trntion is unpopular, (l\XCU>'C this if I am wrong) \\"m D R '
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