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TEXAS STATE Lurn.\RY
missioners of the General Land office of all Texas that I could bring order from confu ion and so arrange matter as would tend to ecur- ing the right of the Coloni ts and protecting and pre erving to our infant republic its Pnhlic Domain to the confu, ion of the Harpies now preying on it. think and act if you can on these matters from Your Sincere friend ·John Forbes. [Addre ed] James Robinson [Esqr]. Lieutenant Governor of T-exas. No. 264 1835-1836 Dec. l-Feb. 25, J. SIIACKELFORD. ACCOUNT FOR EXPENSES OF THE RED ROVERS OF ALABAl\IA 9 ' The Government of Texas in cct. with Jack Shackelford Captain of the Red Rovers from Alabama. 1835 Deer. To amt. pd. pas age for vohmteers from Tuscumbia to Paduca in the Steam Boat William Penn (Capt. Bradford) ...............•.........................$47.00 To amt. pd. from Paduca to Orleans board the Ken- Janry-To amt. pd. Pa age for self on Boara Brutus. .... . .. 20.00 " " Do. Do. for provisiGns from Brutus.................. 50.00 ·" " Amt. paid for Tents and camp equipage . ........... 60.00 '' Paid in Texas for provis..c;ions Cash hire etc ............ 25.00 • '' Paid the State of Alabama for 50 Mu kets and Ac- coutrements . . . ................................600.00 " 1 Set of Amputating instruments and box medicine.. ... 30.00 " 1 Ba dn1m 1 Small do.............................12.00 $1254.00 I certify on honer that the above Acct. is correct and that the um charged is below the actual sum paid out-many of the ,·onchers were deposited in a blank book and a cask [ T) containing the ame was stolen from on board the Brutus-Fifty of the l\lnskets were brought to Goliad nine in .bad [shape] were left in Texa1111a in the care of l\fe. ser J. Menefee and Co. I had fir, t to execute a bond to the Col. of Lawrence County assestng. for the cost charg'd before the mu ket were taken away. Approved and recommended for Payt. Jnek hackclford npt. 25th Fehy 183G .J. W. Fannin ,Tr. fu>d RoYer, from Aln. [ Signed in Duplicates,] oJ. omg. nyt. Prov 1. Govt. [Endor cd] Capt. Shackelford 's Acct. ,.,Printed In The Bouthwc.,tern Tfbtorlcal Quartcrlv, XXIII, 202; but re- printed here on account of errore and omissions In the Quartcrlv. 1836 tuckian (Capt. Daw on) . . . .............. . ..........208.00 " amt. pd. in Tu. cumbia for provis ions etc ............ 75.00 " Do. Do. in Paducah................... .. . ......... .25.00 • " Do. Do in i Tew Orleans and on the way down ...... .... 102.00
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