P.,PEr:s OF )ImAnEAU BuoNAPAnTE L,1.:.u.:1n 309 wai: in Alabama, at the head of a Combined Corps, of Volunteers & In<lians, under Gen: Jesup, for my services iu which I was highly spoken of by the General, to the Secretary of War 32 - I am willi11g to serve in any capacity, from bearing a musket-to any situation, in whic:h my servic:es would be useful- )lo: Respy Your Obt Sevt. OLIVER K. FREEMAN r Addressed :] To his Exy/ .M B Lamar- Present- [ Endorsed:] 0 K Freeman 29th. Augst 18:19 No. 1431. H. J. JEWETT TO LAifAR [Houston, August 18391 The annexed description of Austin I have copied and abridged, from one haudecl me by :i\lr Sandusky Surveyor & Draftsman, who arrived here on Tuesday from that place. There is trouble in the Newspaper establishment aucl there will probably be some issued this week.- I have thought that the latter part of the description, together with what relates to the "laying off"- of the city might be interesting to you- :\lr S. Took three pencil sketches from the Public Square, which he is copying & colouring- If you would like to see them when finished I will sen<l them up to you in haste HJ JEWETT [Addressed:] His Excellency, M. B Lamar Present. [Endorsed:] J J Jewett Prest. Augt 1839 No. 1442. ROBERT HENRY GLENN TO LAMAR
Norfolk Virginia Sept 6th 1839
To The Honourable
President of Texas
It is with feelings of the highest respect that I take the liberty of addressing myself to you asking from your hand a fayour which should I prove so fortunate as to obtain will ever bind me to that most for- tunate of all Countries over which you as its Chief Magistrate preside- It has been my greatest desire for mnny months past to obtain an appointment ns Lietd. of Marines in the Texian Navy and by ~he adYice of my Friends, I am induced. to make application to the Chief Magistrate imploring, he may be pleased to grant my _request- I Sir am a natiYe of Norfolk Virga where the standing of my Family and of myself can be tested by Commodore E. \\r. i\f oore of the Texinn navy who was intimately acquainted with my Pather, ancl with whom I myself ha,·e the honour of nn nrqunintnnce-it hns been but a short time since the completion of my edncution (though limited) the last two years of "·hich I studied at the U. S. :Military Acedemy as n student of :i\Inthematicks, and where I hncl an opportunity of mnking myself ncquaintecl with the )filitnry Tnrtics incumbent upon nn OITil·rr in that Corps which I most ardently desire to brcome a lll<'lllUl'r-my letteri- of recommendation are from Gentlemen of high stnntling und s,ThiR pnragrnph is !'tric·ken out nnd the followin~ note writh•n on the fare of the letter: Tu Genl. Foot- I pn•,-;ent thi,; nppliC'lltion through yon to tho President-the line,-; strit·kcn into. nrc in bnd ln,;te ns nn npplirntion, nnd m!ly be supplied by you to him on my nuthurit.y-0 K .F. Another letter, with the second paragraph deletl:'d, is with this document.
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