PAPERS OF MrnABEAU BuoN.aPAETE L.Br.AR
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With the hope that you will enjoy all health and success-I have the Honor to be · Very respectfully Your Mo Ot. Sevt
GEO. W. HOCKLEY To His Excellency )[irabeau B Lamar President Col. :i\IcLeod Letter from .Mr Hockly Houston 18th Oct 1839 No. 1490. JAMES H. STARR TO LAMAR Treasury Department Austin Oct 19-1839
[Addressed:] of the Hepublfo [Endorsed:]
To His Excellency :Mrn..,1.nr,:AL' B. LAMAR President of tlie Hepublic SIR
I am assured by Judge Evans that l\faj. Jones will not accept the appointment of Stock Commissioner, and would therefore respectfully suggest the policy of continuing Mr. Shaw as Acti:ng Stock Commis- sioner until the leave of absence granted the Comptroller shall have expired (.Mr. Shaw, being absent present Acting Comptroller) when it shall be deemed expedient to tender him (Mr Shaw) the permanent appointment- I offer this suggestion from a conviction that :\fr Shaw is quallified and disposed to do his duty, and that through him the head of the Department would at all times be able to know promptly any infor- mation respecting the condition of the Office which he might desire- I am . . . [faded] that the promissory notes of the Gort. which were frequently funded [ ?] in small sums to make up even shares are not to be found in the oJfice, and that the Clerks accuse the late Stock Conu. of applying them to his own use- The amount is not yet · ascertaiiied but I pressume several hundred dollars was thus received in the office. A thorough search of the papers and books of the office has been instituted by :Mr Shaw and the result when known will be communicated to you~ Excellency. I have the honor to be Your Excellency's Most Obt Sevt
JAMES H STARR
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His Excellency :Mirabeau B. Lamar Letter From J H Starr No. 1493. G. EVERETTE TO LAMAR
[Houston, About October 20, 18391
To His Excellency l\L B. LAMAR. Induced from various motives as well as a desire to obtain some office, where I may be enabled to be of use to my a<lopt.ed country, and some benefit to my rising family- therefore I take the liberty of ad- dressing your Excellency on the subject of an office-whereby I ma_v be enabled to have a permanent support for myself, wife and children- there are now thre~ffices vacant, which come un1ler your Excel- leucys jurisdiction-1st Chief Justice for the County of Harrisburg-
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