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No. 1567. ALGERNON E. THOMPSON TO LAMAR. Austin, 12th Deer. 1839
To His Excellency :?lhMBEAU B. L,UIAR, President of the Republick, GENER.AL,
In the event of a vacancy occurring in the office of Secretary of Lega- tion near the government of the United States, upon the return of General Dunlap, I solicit your Excellency to confer on me the ap- pointment. Of my qualifications to fill the office which I presume to solicit, it does not become me to speak, your Excellency has known me long enough to form a correct judgment of them; I will merely take the liberty to say on this subject, that I think my knowledge of the French and Spanish languages will enable me to be peculiarly useful to the Minister, in the event of his having to correspond with the repre- sentatives of European powers and of Mexico, at ·w ashington, if Your Excellency shall think proper to accept this tender of my services. I have the honour to be, General, Your humble. Servant, ALGERNON THOMPSON [Addressed:] To Gener~l Mirabeau B. Lamar, President of the Republick [Endorsed:] A. Thompson Dec. 12,./39 No. 1568. ENDORSEMENT OF-DR. G. M. STONE The undersigned feel themselves fully justified, and authorised to ex- press their confidence in the capacity honor and integrity of Dr. G. M Stone, and would be well satisfied to see him an an [sic] officer of this Govt. at the same time it is due to Consistency to declare the same confidence in. :\fr John Rice Jones, and besides to say, that they have been informed that Mr Jones would accept the office of P.:M. General if appointed Austin Decemr 13 1839 WM H JACK SAMUEL M WILLIAMS [Endorsed:] Jack & Williams Recommendation Dr. Stone Dec. 13. 1839
No. 1?>70. C. T. WORCESTER TO LA:\'fAR
Galveston Dec 15. l 839.
Genl LAMAR! With foeling-s easier imaginecl than expressed, I announce to .vou the cleath of )Jrs \Vol'(:e::ter, of Yellow fever, on the 20th of November. You who k11ew her well, who loved her in her brightest day can form some itlen of the loss I sustained but when I pa_y the feeble trib.ute of praise due her, by saying I alone fully knew nncl elicited nll her worth, yon will ~ynq,athise with my bereavement, God bless her!!I
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