THE A.USTIN PAPERS. 1607 and that the price was thirty Dollars cash said Gun was small Bore walnut stock Iron Mounting and Double triggers Given under our hands J N° ANDREWS JAlfES CuM11nNs [Rubric] I do hereby certify that the above gun was by me taken to the station on the Labaca, and that it was-with other guns siezed and taken away by Martin Delion and Moncholes---ancl that it has not been returned agreeable to the order of the Political Chief. Given under my hand this 30th. clay of January 1827. JAMES KERR Dewitt's Colony Labaca Station,-! hereby certify that, Martin Delion and moncholes in Nov. last siezecl and caused to be taken away two Rifle Guns besides the one above cliscribed by John An- drews and James Cummins: that the same two guns have been re- turnd but damaged (viz)- The Cock of 1 of the locks brock nnd cost me one Dollar fifty cts______ 1. 50 Screw part of same lost______________________________________________ 1. 00 The other gun stock broke------------------------------------------- 5. 00 Tumble of the lock broke____________________________________________ 1. 00 Thimble rod and socket end of wipers lost__________________________ . 50
$9.00
24 th feby. 1827
JAllES KERR
J AlIES KERR TO AUSTIN
Station on the Labnca 26 th febuary 1827
DEAR SIR I am sorry to be the herrold of bad news-Baptist Lacount came here 2 days since who states that a very large band of Comanches, and ,v echoes, had attacked Cahoe's party of the lepans, and nearly a11 the tonkowas, on the San Marcos rio about 9 miles above the Town of Gonzalez-that the lepans and tonkowas were whiped with the loss of 5 or 600 horses, and that they retreated down the river-some ·of them (the lepans) are now at Delions-the foci; at Gonzales was not finished, and what few men was there were in greate danger- some of them talke'd of leaving the place. another defeat in at- tempting to settle the Sn Marks if not already, will soon take place. Inclosed you will have some certificates-I hnve cnll'd on the Colo. to make out certificates relative to ... guns, and those that were in his charg, but [he has] not done so,
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