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Comanche who came with Sloat to San Antonio attacked a party of contraband traders coming from the Rio Grande on the Leon They killed one man and took a quantity of baggage mules Horses etc Yours truly WM G COOKE [Endorsed] W G Cooke Austin-25. Aug. 1845. recd. 4 Sept and No. 297 LETTER FROM TORREY AND BROTHERS TO THOMAS G. WESTERN Houston August 25th 1845 Maj T. G. Western Supt Indian Affairs Dear Sir We have yours of the 23d inst and have the pleasure to say that Mr E. Cogswell will accept the situation of Gun Smith and will report himself at the time specified to the Department We have the goods ready for the Govt order to send on the 1st September except Handkerchief Blue Broad- cloth-Blue Merrimack, -Beads-Beafs Kettles-and Half axes and we have advices of all these goods befog shipped at New York on the 10th July and of course ought to have been here long before We shall keep a team here until the 5th September in hopes they yet may come to hand in time-they are styles of goods not to be found in this market or we would obtain them here- We have just received 10 doz superior pattern Hunts squaw Hatchet made expressly for us-which we can sell at $18 per doz, in case the half axes do not come in time and which we think wd suit equally well We have no time by this mail to notice your remarks farther except to express our thanks for your attention and remain Truly yours TORREY AND BRO. p Andross
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