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have seen proper to grant them that privilege, knowing, a:; you do the necessity of keeping some men at home in thl~ e:qJused settlements. They being, as it were, on furlough subjecl tu be reYok~d at any time, many would feel that I had no right to interfere or force them into any particular service. I will be pleased to receive any suggestions, and co-op- erate with you in any manner looking to the better protection of the exposed settlers. I am Yours Very Respt. F. R. LUBBOCK [F. R. Lubbock, Executive Record Book, Number 41, Pages l:,1-152.]
No. 54 MESSAGE FROM P. MURRAH
Executive Department Austin, Texas, Dec 4th 1863
Senators
and Representatives
About the 23d of August the last, the rem- nant of the Tonkawa Indians, numbering about one hundred and sixty-five, consisting of about fifty warriors, the remainder non-combatants, old men, women, girls and boys-arrived in Texas, and still remain in the state. Nine of these indians are at Fort Belknap, the remainder at Camp Colorado. They were induced to come by promises held out to them of a home and military service in Texas, by officers, some in the Frontier Regi- ment, and by Col Jno R Baylor. as you ,vill see l,y letters, here- with transmitted, addressed to them, and their agents, Since their arrival in the State, ther have been subsisted by the officers of this Regiment, and the accounts for their suhsistance have been forwarded to the oflice of the Adjutant and Inspector Genl for appruntl; hut, up to this time, his approval has been withheld. because there was no appro- priation for that purpose. Frum the hest estimates that 1 can have made-it will require at least ten thousand dollars tu sub-
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