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TEXAS STATE LIBRARY
[rubric] James M Lony A vV Luckett Wm. H. Abell
Joseph Daniels :Nathan Mitchell
ast Olk. Gen L. office
Walter Winn Jas. Izod
C_hf Olk Compt. Off
H Kloppunburg Chi Olk Treasy Deptmt [rubric] H W Rag-lin Asst Cllc Treasy. Dept [Endorsed] Clerks of Departments Oct 31st. 1841
George. J. Durham. James F. Johnson J S Bond. Jas. II Raymond
Application for pay &c
No. 2116 [1841 Nov. 3, MIRABEAU .BUONAPARTE LAMAR, AUS'l'IN, [TEXAS] 53 Part of the annual message to Congress, regarding the capture of ..Dimitt and the consequent orders of the Secretary of War. A. Df. 2 p. No. 2117 1841 Nov. 21, P. H. BELL VICTORIA, [TEXAS] TO B. T. ARCHER, [AUSTIN, TEXAS.] 54 Victoria Nov. 21st. 1841 Honl. Branch T. Archer Secty. of War & Navy- Sir I have the honor to submit to your Dept. - the following Report of the present actual coh[dition] of this fron· tier.-Since the robing of the Mission of [ ~ 5 ] on the 18th Sept.- there have been no depredations or [ ] if we except-the stealing (at Fagans on the San-A[ntonio ?] of some horses about ten days since.- This act [commit; ?J-ed by Indians, or as is he lieved by some Mexicans d[ressed ?] as such. The latter descrip- tion of Enemy does exist- an [d is 1 formidable in depredating ~n the property of Citizens on the Border. - To be rided of such an Enemy altogether, will require the operation of time, a vigilant scrutiny by the citizens into the character and habits of all resident and transient Mexicans, together with some Permanent Military force, auxilliary to the this object. - The last I believe is indispensible. - "This document is a rough draft of a small portion of the message. The complete message will be found in a bound volume of executive records, no. 39, p. 267. "A. L. S. "Words missing where document is torn.
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