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contemplated by the "Act" more promptly fully & perfectly than Mr Hays I have the honor to be Most Respectfully Your Obt Srvt- C VAN NESS_ We the Undersigned fully concur in the foregoing reccommendation & hope that Mr Hays will be appointed- JNO. W. SMITH
JOHN S. SIMPSON JOHN McMULLEN.
MIG ARCINIEGA T. A. NAVARRO I hope that Mr Hays will be appointed as he has proove him self Worthy of the appointment WILLI.AM LINDSEY C S Bexar [Addressed:] His Ex MB Lamar- President &c Austin [Endorsed:[ Jno Smith et Als. Bexar. Feb 15, 1840. relative to appointment of County Surveyor.
No. 1727. HENRY P. HILL TO .LAMAR
Bastrop Feby 17th 1840
ro his Excelency M B LAMAR Sm
I take the earliest opportunity of informing your Excelency that a due regard to my own interest forbids my accepting the office of Chief Justice of Bastrop County which your Excelency has been so kind as to Confer upon me at the solicitations of some of my friends & fellow citizens- I am induced to do so for the two fold reason that there are others desirous of the appointment to whom the office may prove bene- ficial who would be excluded by my acceptance without benefiting myself-nay rather it would prejudice my interest. The nomination was made under circumstances that prevented my being consulted & without the knowledge-of the fact that it would be impossible for me to accept of the appointment I sincerely hope that this explanation will be satisfactory to your Excelency of a course of procedure that might, otherwise seem strange fickle_& irregular. With sentiments of the highest respect I am Sir your obdt Servt. HENRY P. HILL [Addressed:] To his Exelency Mirabeau B Lamar City of Austin No. 1731. J. A. MOODY TO LAMAR Victoria Febry 25 1840 To His Excellency the President of the Republic of Texas May it please Your Excellency As one of the Officers of the Civil Department of this Republic I most respectfully solicit the opinion of the Premier Member of the Executive on a subject of vital importance to the interests of the County of Victoria
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