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Tnrner, if a removal Shou~d be determined one will be an applicant- a,nd I ·'Spose many others - The office is one of much importance. in haste
Yours truly
D.G.B.
[Endorsed]
[ Addressed] . Genl. M. B. Lamar
D S L no date nor place Recommending Judge Scott,
Oak-Grove
No. 848
1838 Oct. 24, NICHOLAS CARTER, HARROGATE, YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND, TO [SAM HOUSTON, HOUSTON], TEXAS Inquiring in regard to the fate of his son, Thomas Whincup Carter, · of the "\Vashington Company, Louisville, Ken_tucky; his official record; his estate; postal charges. A. L. S. 2 p .
. No. 849
[1838] Oct. 24, [W. C.?] DUFFIELD, [NEAR NACOGDOCHES], TO J. S. :MAYFIELD
Murchesons Place
Oct. 24, 12 oclock
Dear Ma-yfield
I arrived here yesterday evening with 19 men and found Gn. Douglass with 80 men-he is desirous of fighting the Indians who are assembled in force at the Saline of from one to two thousand serious Reports no doubt all magnified-we will leave here to morrow for Anglins place and from there we will go to the Saline and give them a fight ANYHow--we expect a reinforcement from va-rious sources of one hundred men which will make us 200 strong, to make up that quantity of 200, we expect 35-from Col Horton and I am at a loss to suppose what detains him, if there should be no troops at Nacogdoges or between here and that place, you will plase inform us by express immediately at Anglins place as we must certainly ha-ve more than 100 men to fight one thousand Indians-If we have to fight them if it is only with fifty men, I am desirous that we do it immediately and let the agony be over at once-I am truly sorry the people of Texas are conducting them- selves in this ridiculous manner it will be no credit to them hereafter - The I[ndi]ans look upon Rusks battle as a victory to themse[lve]s and defeat to us-they a-re sorry that they retreated so soon as they think Rusk would have retreated at an other fire fro:iµ them, as he retreated, immediately after the Battle-they are concentrating a large force and are very confident of success they say they can whip a-II the white men that can be brought to Saline- they say they are ready then to fight us
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