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No. 88 LETTER FROM WM. LYTLE TOP. H. BELL
San Antonio August 2nd 1852
To his Excellency Gov. Bell Sir
Permit me to introduce to your acquaintance Mr. Henry M. Smith Who visits Austin for the purpose of obtaining an or- der to raise a Ranging Company Mr. Smith is an Old Texian well acquainted with a frontier life, and Indian warefare and a man who is well qualified to take the Command of a Company Should you see fit to honor his Petition it will meet the wishes of many of your old friends. Vary Respectfully yours WM LYTLE [Endorsed] Military Commission Henry M. Smith Esq. Recommended for the command of a Ranging Company by Willaim D. Lytle Esq. San Antonio, Texas August 2nd 1862 Recd at the Exec Dept State of Texas Austin August 5 1852
No. 89 LETTER FROM JAMES GILLESPIE TOP. H. BELL
Huntsville August 3 1852
To his Excelency P.H. Bell I learn from the news papers your Exclency will want a Regi- ment of rangers shortly for the fruntier protection. I would respectfully recommend Isaac McGary a citizen of Huntsville as a suitable person to raise a Company he is an old Texan has been in all the Mexican Difficultys from the battle of San Jacinto up to the campaign of 1846 and has served in Sev- eral Indian Campaigns he has been Clerke of the county court of Walker for six years and could have been as long as he wanted
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