| 19New Orleans Decm. 8th 1854
His Excellency
Gov Reid
Dr Sir Some
time since I recieved from Ex Gov
Manly a letter informing me that
the board of University had instructed
him as Treasurer to place me in
possession of the claims the state
of No. Ca holds as the old firm of
Branhider McKenna & Wright
of this city and informed me he
had placed the claims in the
hands of his son Col John H Manly
of Galveston to be delivered to me as
the [?] through N.O. Col Manly
did not see me at the time. Since
then I met with him in Galveston
and he informed me he had the
papers in the matter and was instructed
to hand them to me and promised
to send them to me at New Orleans
he has never done so. If I have the
claim by the middle of January
I think I can make a portion of the
debt. I will undertake its collection upon
the terms heretofore stated.
Respectfully
Robert W. James
| 19New Orleans Decm. 8th 1854
His Excellency
Gov Reid
Dr Sir Some
time since I recieved from Ex Gov
Manly a letter informing me that
the board of University had instructed
him as Treasurer to place me in
possession of the claims the state
of No. Ca holds as the old firm of
Branhider Mc Kenna& Wright
of this city and informed me he
had placed the claims in the
hands of his son Col John H Manly
of Galveston to be delivered to me as
the [?] through N.O. Col Manly
did not see me at the time. Since
then I met with him in Galveston
and he informed me he had the
papers in the matter and was instructed
to hand them to me and promised
to send them to me at New Orleans
he has never done so. If I have the
claim by the middle of January
I think I can make a portion of the
debt. I will undertake its collection upon
the terms heretofore stated.
Respectfully
Robert W. James
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