428 TEXAS STATE LIBRARY ised to act as agents for the work. All communications must be post- paid, and addressed to the Editor at Nashville, Milam County-or to general Agent, at Austin. LEWIS M. H. WASHINGTON-Editor. Newspaper Editors who are disposed to act as agents, will please give the above Prospectus four insertions. To the Editor of the "Sentinel"- Sm:- If you will be kind enough to act as general agent for the work-be pleased to insert your name in the blank space above. Yours &c L. M. H. W- [Addressed :] To His Excellency l\L B. Lamar City of Austin, Texas• . [Endorsed:] L. M. H. Washington Nashville Texas. No. 1817. EDWIN WALLER TO LAMAR Velasco June }3th 1840 DEAR Sm Mr Pease haveing I learn declined to accept the appointment of Dist Atty for this judicial Dist. I would Solicit the favor at your hands of appointing to that office my young friend Mr Brewster- He would be gratified to obtain the appointment and I know will dis- charge the duties of the office faithfully. This appointment would be approved by every one and especially by the members of the Bar- From Mr Jack who is now at Galveston you can inquire as to the :fit- ness of this appointment than whom there is no person better calculated to be a judge may I ask of you an early reply to this as the fate of this application will determine Mr Brewsters movements We wair informed by Col Jack a short time since that you intended to visit your friends in Velasco I assure you that I would be more than proud to see you here & hope you will come & spend some weeaks with me the bathing is fine & our City healthy Very respectfully Yr friend & obt Servant EDWIN .w ALLER r Addressed: 1 His Excellency Mirabeau B Lamar Galveston Favor of Mr McGreel [Endorsed:] E. Waller, June 14, 1840, recommending Brewster for Dist Attry No. 1818. CHRISTIAN LEHMANN TO LOUIS CAPT AND CO11PANY [Translation from the German] 42 Madison, [New Jersey] June 13, 1840 l\1e~srs. Louis CAPT and Company Austin, Texas. I arrived here well and happy on the 3, of August and hope that ~m indebted to Mr. Edgar Robert Dabney, Supervisor of Newspaper Col- lections, University of Texas, for the translation. The fifth paragraph of the letter is in French.
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