I haVI' tlw honor lo lw. with ~n·al l'<'i'f>< ' c l , i-ir, your rnosl
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D. W. Smith.
To Jos.· M. Espino, Captain of lh<' Porl.
[2563) ITI-101\JAS lo MORGAN)
War Dcparlment Harrisburg 3rd April J836
To Col James Morgan Sir
I ~11d you by Capt Wm P. Harris ma:stcr of Steam floal Cayuga, Mr. Edward Gritton, who has hec11 arrested by an order cmarrnling from the commander in chid, under a suspicion of being a spy or giving aid a11d in lclligcnc,~ lo the enemy. You are requested to have him safoly kepl until an ,~nquiry can be made into his co11d11cl - 1 would recommend thal you make his situation as comfortahlr as po:ssible consistent with his safe keeping. 1 am very respectfully yours &c
David Thomas Aeling Secy al War.
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Ecsmo Sr. - El 31 del procsimo pasado salio de este punlo el Ecsmo Sr. general en gefe, par~ ponersc a le caheza de las fuerzas que estahan al frcnle de) Rio Colorado, a las ordenes del Sr. general Sesma: la pronlitud con que marcho y sus ocupaciones le impidicron dirijirse al supremo gohierno y me proviso lo [illegil,le] movimienlo, cumo tengo el honor de verificarlo. El Sr. general Sesma se hallaba cl 27 sohrc cl Rio Colorado, que ocup!)ban los enemigos al laclo opueslo y por cl camino de esta a Austin: pur cl flanco derceho y dim:cion de la colonia de Guadalupe cl Sr. Urrea; y pur el [illegiblcj <!I Sr. Gaona ·que
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