Indian Papers of Texas and the Southwest, Vol. V

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No. 9 LETTER FROM A. C. HORTON TO JNO. R. BRYAN, WM. W. CONOVER & CHAS. H. DURGAN ESQS., DALLAS, TEXAS Executive Department Austin July 3d 1846 Gent Your petition received through the hands of Captain Monta- gue-was immediately forwarded to Co'l W. S. Harney Com- manding at San Antonio by me with the request, that he would authorize the raising a sufficient number of mounted volunteers to afford ample protection to your section of the Country. This I am happy to inform you, has been done and for the ful [fill]ment of which I have at the instance of many citizens of Collin County appointed Andrew Stapp Esq Captain. with authority to proceed immediately in the discharge of his duties- You will please tender to your citizens generally my kind respects, assuring them that their protection from the incursions of our border or prairie Indians has always claimed my earnest attention Very Respectfully Your Obt Svt (Signed) A C HORTON To Jno R Bryan Wm W Conover & Chas H Durgan Esqs Dallas Texas [Endorsed:] Copy to John R Bryan Wm W Conover & Chas H Durgan Esq July 3d 1846 . Record

Will this be Recorded Co'l Recorded C Mason

No. 10 LETTER FROM GoVERNOR A. C. HORTON TO MAJOR TH. J. FAUNTLEROY

Executive Department Austin August 1st 1846

Sir,

I have just rec'd your letter of the 29th ult, and am not a little surprized, as well as pained, to learn that the volunteers

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