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e,·ent that you do not Sanction my act, You can inform me of .it and the_sherriff~ may advertise again- Nothing, I believe is to be exp~cted fr~Hn Hunt~ngton unless he pays voluntarily- Jackson, I should think might get 1t out of 11im as he employs him 1 have written to you during the Fall and winter, times without number, but .ha\'e only to conjecture whether iµy letters haYe eYPr reache~l you- I am afraid to write any thing more confidentially, for, for [sic] ought I know all my letters may now be in the very hands that should never touch them- . The family all unite in sending their love to you, and were much disappointed in not seeing you when it was understood you had started for this place Your Sincere friend SA.ML A ROBERTS [Addressed:] His Excellency M. B. Lamar Favd by l\fr. Dawson [Endorsed:] S. A. Roberts Galveston Jan: 26th 1841 No. 1971. ALBERT T. BURNLEY TO LAl\IAR
Houston Feby 21st 1841.
~IY DEAR Sm
Learning with much regret that ill health had compelled you to abandon your post at Austin-I have addressed an official communica- tion to Judge Burnett-which I hand you enclosed papers for your perusal. It will explain to you my movements & the condition of that part of the public sen·ice in which I am engaged-you will of course add to my letter any suggestions to the acting President which m_ay occur to you- May I beg the favour of you to seal my letter to Judge Burnett when you have read it, & despatch Mr Gray as soon as your convenience will permit- Pressed as I am for time & important as you will see it is that I should return to Orleans, I should have paid you a visit at Dr. Hoxies had I not learned you had it in contemplation to return immediately to Austin-which indicates an improvement in your health at which l am much gratified. I should be much gratified to receive from you-directed to New Orleans care of Wm Bryan-your views & wishes upon the contingency of receiving an ad\'ance on our bonds. Hoping that you may be speedily restored to health I haYe the honour to sub, scribe myself with great esteem Yr. obt. Svt. A. T. BuR~LEY. [Addressed:] To his Excellency, M. B. Lamar at Dr. Hoxies- [Endorsed :] A. T. Burnley. Houston Feb 31st 18-U No. 1975. .ARTHUR IKIN TO LAlIAR Galveston l\fnrch 9th 18-l l. MY DEAR Sm, I cannot leave this Country for my own-where I am just return- ing,-without addressing you a few lines, in order to express my ~mte- ful sense of the kindness I received from your Exc('lleney while in
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