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put a stope the grat outrages that ar[e] now comitede on this frontier Now less than five of my verrous friends have been killed within the last five days.
Your svt JAMES TRAINET
[Endorsed] Fort McKavett Texas March 1st. 1870 P. Field
Rel. to capture of his wife offers reward to $ 500. gold Refer to Davis Indian
No. 198 LETTER FROM J. H. ASHTON TO THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICAN CLAIMS COMMISSION United States and Mexican Claims Commission 1412 H Street Washington Mar 28/70 Sir: I herewith enclose you a copy of the memorial of the claim of the Pueblo of Cinecue in Mexico against the United States a copy of some depositions and of the argument of the special counsel of the claimants in support of the claim of that town for $69, $120, damages arising, as is alleged in the memorial out of an act of the legislature of Texas passed in 1854 and amended in 1858, relinquishing to the inhabitants of the town of Gletas the lands in dispute. In order to enable me to prepare the defence of the United States against this claim it is necessary that I should be fur- nished with copies of all acts or resolutions of the legislature of Texas, reports of committees or acts of the executive of the State touching the claim or the title to the lands in question or the right of Texas to pass the laws complained of. I will thank you to transmit to the Governor of Texas the enclosures and request him to furnish the Department with the information desired to be used before the Joint Commission.
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