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P.A.PEilS OF l\fIRABF.AU BuoKAPARTF. L.UCAR
NevertlfeleR.<:, I beg you will have the goodness to read my Petition, attentively at your earliest co11,·c11ic11ce ;- whi [ d1] 1 have desired my Nephew Mr Wm H. Hnnt, if nt .-\n:-:tin ;- & M. Ernns Esqr. 2d Auditor, my particular friend:- to present to you;)-& ~hould you deem it worthy of your £nlerest & influence, (& my "Prayer" therefore a _reasonable one;)-whi[ch] I cnimot but hope, & feel confident you tvill,- ; let me cnt-re,a.t your kind countenance and aid in my behalf:- ( whether, by A Special Messnge or otherwise )- in such manner as sl_inll seem good & most expedieut to yourself.- I trust you will for- give me if I am asking too -much;- and, I hope, that my very peculiar si_tuation & history, & the kind interest whi[ch] you burn always, hitherto, been pleased to take in my welfare,-will he my excuse!- :May the special Blessing of Almighty God ever attend upon Your- self & family_; & upon Yr. Excellencys labors for the good of our Common Country!- With great Respect, I am your Excelys. most obt. & very Humb. Svt.-R. Sn:-.rnN. (P :S :-After repeated inquiries by Letter & otherwise, I believe I have at length-got a "clue"- by which I shall finally, be enabled to find the Valuable Memorial of the lamented Col. l\filam which was lost:- R S) [Addressed :] City of Austin. [Endorsed :] His Excellency M.B. Lamar Prest. Repub. of Texas, To the Care of :M. Evaus Esqr 2d. Auditor. R. Salmon Dec. 5, 1839.
No. 1559. NATHANIEL AMORY TO LAJIAR
Department of State Austin Dec 7 '39
His Excellency :M. B LAMAR Sm,
The enclosed application is from a friend of mi11e in whom I ha,e the utmost confidence as to integrity and qualifications, he was formerly when I first knew him Bookkeeper in Henshaw & Rogers Compting House New Orleans, who are also friends of mine, and there sustained a high reputation . . . [faded] Jackson on first conversing with me in regard to t.he .Affairs of Galveston Custom House declared that h~ was the main stay of the Concern there and will Also be gratified by the Appointment of l\fr Monell to the office of Appraiser, perhaps it might be well to delav it until after the Confirmation of Collector, if you should feel dispo;ed to acceed to my wishcs- Doctr Starr has A high opinion of Mone) Respectfully Yr Obt Servt N AMORY [Addressed :] His Excellency l\f.B. Lamar [Endorsed :l N. Amory Heccommc11dation Mr. ~Ionell-appraiser- Galveston Island. Dec. 8th '39 ·
No. 1560. GEORGE T. ,YOOD TO L:-L\fAR
Houston 8 Dec 1839 Da Sm Some five or Six weaks Since I wrote you a Mter and En• closed a letter of guardianship granted to me by the probate court of
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