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.in Cash, which I purpose exercising in trade. \l{hat are the induce- ments held out by your government to settlers in the way of land? And what special section of Country would you reccommend me to set- tle in? :My wife Frances L. Hobb that was, JOU renll'mber, the grand daugh- ter of nlr Huson of :Milledgeville desires me to present to You, her warm respects arnl to say to you that she hns two fine boys that will make soldiers some day-that you must hold out to her flattering prospects for a fortune for them, to intluenc:e her to bury herself in the wiles of Texas- In conclu,-ion allow me to hope that Yon will soon find time to say a word to me 011 the subject of Your infant re- public whose blazing star is fast rising to a high spot amid the galaxy of nations. l\Iay prosperity attend you while I remain with great. respect Your Most obedient Servt. l\L B. W J Lr.L\l\lS P S. direct to this place. [Addressed:] M.B. Lamar President Republic Texas, Austin I Endorsed:] Letter from M: B Williams Wetumpka Oct 4th 1830
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No. 14-79. R. C. DOOM TO LAMAR
Port of Sabine [Texas] Oct. 3th 1839
'l'o His Excelency M, B, LA.:.Lrn IloNonEn & RESI'ECTED Sm
your Excelency must be awar that no public Employment at this time affoi:ds a Sufficient Salary to Support a fnmily in addition to the 1.nsufficiency of my Salary to Support a family I ha,·e to add that my health is by no means good and at times I am quite unable to fulfil my duties as Collector I came to the Country a Volunteer in the Spring of thirty .six and Entered the army as a private in the Ranks where I Remained so Long as my coU11try Required my Services I became acquainted with you at )fr Kellys near Columbus and from the date of that acquai11ta11ce, 1 have been pleased and gratified to se[e] the r course] persued by JOU as Vice president and President ·,of this Republic and f[eel] fully satisfied that you have but one wish at heart the true intrest aml Glory of our common Country 1 have E11dearnred to fill the office in which your kindness has placed ·rue in such a mau11er as to gi,·e satisfaction to the comnnmity and at ·the same time sustain your Excellency measures and policies and .trust. that I haYe succeecled in doing So I 110w tender to you my Resignation as-Collector of the port of Sabi1ie nml permit me to tender to YOU my most clerntecl Services on all occasions When I can be of scr,·ice to you that your Kindness to nw will 110! he forgotten an<l it ,rill be- trnly gratifying to me to be 1lhle to PXiliit bY net:-: mY Grateful and ExaltP<l opinion [of] your worth ns a <·itiz~11 anrl :ti' ·our Ewr-utin' olfi<·N With Grntdul Consid'.'ration:-: I am Yom:-: Oht Servt, I~. < ·. Doo)r Coli· Dist Sabine
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