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that in your opp('nion would be of advantage to us as I think much would depend on your information and oppenon in moveiug maney of our citizans to your cuntry and myself with them permit me now to say without flaterry that we are much pleased with your inaugerall a<lress and first mesagc to your congress they are doeumcnts well worthy the admiration of a free people and in your own language I am in hopes that haveing the expirauce of other governments you will be able to approch nearrer and nearrer the grate principals of democrecy than auey other government ever has done in a few days after I red those documents .My wife had a son I honored him with your name I call him Lamar Harris I now ask you to give me all the informa- tion you can about Genl Kelsey H Douglass I have wrote several let- ters to him since he has Been in texes but has received no answer I am his only uncle on the mother side ancl it has. been maney _years since I have had correct Information of him, a word about The honor- able James Love I have known him for twenty years have asociated with him for maney years in our state Counsel he was our member in Congress we all lrnow him here to Be a highminded honest honerable man well worthy the respect ancl Confidence of all such and ane_y thing you could do to advance him would Be much gratifying to his friend:. in this cuntry plese give an answer to these inquereryes as soon as practicable. Yours with Esteem DAVID KELSEY JLrnms [Addressed:] :Olirebaugh B Lamar President of Taxes Houston [Endorsed:] D. K. Harris Floyd Co Kentucky, Dec. 22d 18:39.
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No. 1586. THOMAS J. POWEL TO LA~IAR
Washington Texas 25th Deer 1839
His Excellency Gen) LA111An DEAR Sm
The deep and intense interest I feel on the subject of this commu- nication is the only apology I can offer for intruding myself 011 your Excelencies attention There is in the company of Capt Lawrence of the Regular Army a youth fifteen years of age by the name of Shephard Jackson who is of as respectable Parentage as is in Tennessee said youth left home without his Parents consent and at New Orleans through dire neces- sitv was forced to inlist in the Texas service i-Iis PareJJts feel all the pangs of agony and distress relatiYe to his situation ancl and f sic] I hope after your E~celency_ c~ns_iclers his extreme youth and the circumstances under which he 1s mhstccl you will lrnYe him dischar"ecl you will please clo me the •fnvor to drop me a line to Houston inf~rming me of your decision I nm going to Ten- nessee an<l wish to take him with me Your Excelencics most Ob Sev
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l"Aclilress('cl :] r.('111 Lamar City of Austin l Endorsr.il: 1 Thofl. P. Powel Dec. 25. '39
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