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AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION.
defendant Guilty and returned a verdict as yon will see accompany- ing this Given under my hand this 31 st day of January 1824 JNo P. CoLES January 31•t 1824 Sm as Respects this affair of Peter vVhitakcr the Evidence against him is very positive and I am fearfull that they are altogether a ba.d set my oppinion of the Matter is that Gibbons is very much of a thief and has perhaps been the cause of those young men getting into these bad habits he is their Step Father and has partly Raised them this young man Peter ,vhitaker has the appearance of an Innocent young man and appears much mortified-for my own part I feel much disposed to pity the young man tho I believe he has done Rong an order for the whole of them to leave the country Immediately perhaps would be the shortest way of Ending the Trouble he the sd ,vhitaker first paying all cost and charges before he should be Released J NO. P. COLES There is also three Spanish Horses left in my possession the Horses that were said to have been stolen tho the theft of the Horses were not proven I have not found out the Spaniard name that owns the Horses nor neither do I Know where he lives as also there is an old Rifle Gun left Here that was taken from a duchman . by Gibbons the duchmans name not Known you will direct me what to do with this property the Horses and Gun as also State to me wheather Gibbons property can be taken to pay for three Hogs that were stolen.
J NO. p. COLES
[Enclosure.] Verdict of the Jury
District of Brasos Austins Colony Province of Texes Vs. .William F Gibbon Peter .Whitaker vVilliam ,Vhitaker the charges exhibited against the above Named Persons were steeling of Hogs som time in the summer of 1822 as also steeling of three Horses about the first of August 1823 we find the Defendants Peter "Whitaker to be Guilty of Steeling fore Hogs supposed to be worth 10$ Dollars a peace and agreeable to Law in that Case we assess three times the value which is One Hundred and Twenty dollars
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