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The Consular Service of the Republic of Texas
Rouen.28 Late in 1843 Ladeur was succeeded by M. Largillier,
who was an active partner in one of the leading commercial houses,
Guesnefreres and Company.20
The Consulate at Bayonne. The last consulate to be established
in France was at Bayonne. Auguste Furtado was appointed consul
January 24, 1845.30
2. Texas Consulates in Great Britain
The London Consulate. When Texas ratified the commercial
treaty made with England in 1840, steps were immediately taken
to extend the consular service to that country. In fact, the bearer
of the two treaties from England to Texas,1 Arthur Ikin, was made
consul32 of the Republic of Texas for London on February 4, 1841,
and was entrusted33 with the return of the treaties to England.
Upon his arrival in England in May, 1841, Ikin was confronted
with the difficulty of securing his exequatur, since England refused
to accept the ratification of the commercial treaty, without the
slave trade treaty, which, having been sent by another messenger,
did not reach Texas in time to be ratified by that session of Con-
gress. Ikin wrote on May 18, 1841, explaining the situation. He
said he presumed he could authenticate documents going out to
Texas and that the authentications would be respected, since there
were several of importance that would seriously suffer if delayed.84
Very probably he referred to the recording of documents of the
transfers of deeds in connection with the large colonization scheme
carried on by himself and his father, Jonathan Ikin.85 Whether he
28Undated, unsigned notice to Smith, Smith Papers, 1842.
2gPeravay to Smith, October 19, 1843, Smith Papers, 1843.
3Winkler [ed.], Secret Journals of the Senate, January 24, 1845, in
Texas Library and Historical Commission Report, I, 311.
81Hamilton to Lipscomb, January 4, 1841, Garrison, Diplomatic Corre-
spondence of the Republic of Texas, II, 921, in Am. Hist. Assn. Report,
1908, II.
3Winkler [ed.], Secret Journals of the Senate, February 4, 1841, in
Texas Library and Historical Commission Report, 1909-1910, I, 202.
"8Mayfield to Hamilton, Garrison, Diplomatic Correspondence of the
Republic of Texas, III, 930.
u4Ikin to Mayfield, Garrison, Diplomatic Correspondence of Texas, III,
936, in Am. Hist. Assn. Report, 1908, II.
"Ikin to Smith; Smith to Ikin; Garrison, Diplomatic Correspondence of
the Republic of Texas, III, 992-993, in American Historical Association
Report, 1908, II.303
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