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with the gentle, gracful, Star, and the invincible Colorado, wishing you improved health and a pleasant ride to my house- Your friend-
TROS. J. GREEN His Exl. Pres. M. B. Lamar, St. Louis, By Dr.
[Addressed:]
Archer-
[Endorsed :] Genl T. J. Green Valasco 12 Augst 1839
No. 1411. A.H. PEMBERTON TO LAMAR
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Columbia, S. C., August 17, 1839.
MY DEAR SIB: I have repeatedly intended, to write to you since, I left Georgia, for this place, but have been so generally engaged, that when I have thought of it, I have not had time. I presume you received my letter inform- ing you of the reason (sickness,) of my not joining you in New- Orleans, for the purpose of visiting Texas. Last July, at the urgent wishes of many leading men of this State, I left Georgia for this place,. and established a paper here, the South-Carolinian, and have every cause to be pleased with my new position-having a very large Sub- scription list, (3,000) with all the public printing, &c. I need not tell you how much delighted I was to hear of your elec- tion to the Presidency; and I earnestly hope you may realize all your hopes of promoting, througli it, the best interests of your new & in- teresting country. I have a favor to ask of you. A much respected young friend of mine, a lawyer, has it in contemplation to emigrate to some part of the West, with a view to the practice of his profession, and, aware of my acquaintance with you, (for I have talked with him much about you,) requests me to write to you, and ask you what would be his probable prospects, in Texas, in the practice of his profession- that is, what sort of an opening there is there, for a lawyer-in what condition is the profession generally-and what part of the country affords, prob- ably, the best location. You will naturally ask, to be the better pre- pared to answer, what kind of a man he is. He is one of our kind of men, decidedly-an honest, straight-forward, gallant, high-spirited fel- low, of fine talents, great energy of character, and most determined,. fearless spirit-of good family, too, gentlemanly appearance, and fine address-decidedly of our way of thinking in politics, and calculated to be a popular man, anywhere, especially among the honest, plain,. straig!1t forward kind of people. He is popular here; his pecuniary circumstances I believe are easy; and he has been a member of the legislature, and spoken of for Congress; and with his prospects I have earnestly aclvised him auainst leaving; but he is of an adventurous spirit, & his profession°in this place, and State also, exceedingly crowded, and his main, first object is success in his profession. He would be an acquisition to your country, I feel assured, if he were to settle there, as also a zealous and valuable friend to you. . You will much oblige me by answering this as early as convement to you. . j have nothing new here to inform you of-at least nothing but what you will see in the papers. The Election returns from Alabama, Ten-
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