P.\PERS OF Mrn,\nEAU BuoNAPARTE LA.M.\H 327 kindness and respect for you both than I clo; & I sa.r this with,,ut hesitation since I have no favor to ask. My friends here :-:ay, ns yon will probnhly ham learned, that I must not leave them. The :-:tate of the county is such, a11rl the professional har\'cst so il1\'iti11g that I am a little hesitating about it; notwith- standing the delight a11d admiration awakened in my mind b_y almost everything which I saw when among you. Whatever may he my fate, my dear Sir, permit me to say that I shall always view with sentiments of unalloyed pride and :-:atisl'action the golden season which I spent witl1 you at your charming habitation last summer. Rest assured that I will answer all expectations which may be felt in Texas in reference to m~' work; & whether seduced by the desire of gain and overcome by the solicitations of friends, I remain here, or remain a citizen of Texas, I shall certainly occupy the house whic·h ' purchased in Velasco, next summer, and hope to enjoy a return of the social joys on which I banquetted so joyously a few months ago. Please tender my respects to Judge Burnet, your brother-in-law, the ladit>s of your family, nncl all those who may honor so humble an in- ·dividual with their regard, & believe me to be, whnt I most truly nm, Your devoted friend, HENRY S. FOOTE [Addressed:] His Excellency Mirabeau B. Lamar President of the Republic of Texas, Austin, Texas By Col Gordon [Endorsed:] H. S. Foote Nov. 20. '39 No. 15,12. F. GAILLARDET TO LA:i\rAR New York, 25 Nov. 1839 Sm, I do not know whether you recollect a traveller, who visited Texas in the month of last l\fay, in company with Mr de Saligny, and who had the honor of being introduced to you by that gentleman. For my part, I have not forgotten that I promised to send to you the little work that I wrote for the Paris J ourna.l des Deba.fs, on the subject of 'Texas" I now fulfill my engagement. 1\Ty friend, Mr de Saligny, told me that my work had been of some use to the cause of Texas in France, which is a great happiness to me. In order to add, if p.ossible to the good effect produced by litterary €ssays I have caused them to be republished in the New~York Gourrier des Etats-U·1i1·s This is an opportunity for me to inform you that I ha Ye recently bought this last ·paper. During twenty years, it has been the organe of the French population of both americas; but I want it to become as much american as it is French. For that purpose T in- te1~d publishing very soon an other Courier des Etals-Un1s in English, ed1tecl by the best writers of New-York. Both my public prints will be what I am myself-Tcxinn in the heart; and I will feel happy every time that I will find an opportunity to prove my deYotion to your country and yourself. I am, Sir, with 'the highest consideration your most humble Servant
F. GAII.LA!U>ET
Excuse, Sir, my bad English, if you please. [Enc.lorsecl :] Gailardc•t Dt•c. ·!l. ':rn
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