TEXAS INDIAN PAPERS, 1860-1916 247 cellency That there could be raised a company of Good and effi- cient loyal rangers from this and the adjoining counties south and East of this who would immediately organize and take the field to act in consert with the soldiers stationed at Buffalo Springs in Cla.y Co could Sufficiently protect that portion of the country lying between Buffalo Springs and Ft Arbuckle and the Country between Red River and the West Fork of the Trin- ity River including Montague Clay Wise Denton and Cooke Counties. And that we would respectfully ask of your Ex- celency to authorise or Order a company to be immediately Or- ganised under An Act to provide for the protection of the fron- tier of Texas approved Sept 21st A.D. 1866. W. A. Hearn Clerk WILLIAM FANNING C.C.M.C. County of M.C. W. A. Morris Cherman of B. of R.) Stephan Roberts ) William Herndon " " ) L C Glass ) Co Com S. Shannon Clerk Dst Court ) James Gibbins Coroner
John Stroud C. Waincott J.P. Dumas A. J. Darnell William Preast T. J. Garrett D. Avis
W.R. Baker Savil Wilson
It is disired that the company shall not be under the con- troll of the com- manders of the Mil- itary Post at Buf- falo Springs or any other Commanders of the Federal Ar- my. T. L. Stanfield T. J. Wyatt, Wise Co, Tex. E. T. Broughton, Sherman, Texas
John Scanland S. F. Maines J. R. Baggett Wilson Gilbert C. C. White Allen Brunson D.S. Hagler J. W. McFarland A. F. Ewards A. C. Farrell John Morris F. J. Hamilton J. A. Gordon B. Kriles
SP Smith W. Wilson P. C. Hall
C R McGrady W. W. Quillin John J. Willingham Cash McDonald W. R. Willingham
H. G. Weaver G. A. Everts
[Endorsed] Hd. Qrs. Camp Tucker Buffalo Springs Texas Nov 3rd 1867
Approved-- I am pernonally acquainted with many of the within names on this petition. and would recommend a com- pany of rangers to be raised- the same to be under the imme- cliate command of the County office1· at Buffalo Springs,
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