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ties of the Indians, we the undersigned subscribers would most respectfully reccommend to your Excellency consideration Mr. Benjamin L. Rusk of Nacogdoches as a gentleman well suited and in all respects qualified to perform that Service, and a gen- tleman who could and would as efficiency raise, or command a company as any one in this Section of the Country. J AS. H. STERN N. AMORY H. H. Eow ARDS R. A. IRION JNO G WALKER [Endorsed] Milit~ry [torn] Benjamin L. Rusk Esq. Recommended for appointment to the command of a Ranging Company by sundry persons. Nacogdoches, Texas. August 13, 1852 Recd. at the Exec. Dept. State of Texas. Austin, August 10, 1852.
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LETTER FROM BENJAMIN L. RUSK TOP. H. BELL
Nacogdoches August 13th 1852
To his Excellency P H Bell
Governor of the State of Texas
Dear Sir, I have been induced by the solicitations of my friends and acquaintances, and by my own inclination to solicit of Your Ex- cellency the appointment or commission to raise a company in this Section of the Country to protect the Frontier from the hos- tilities & depredations of the Indians. I transmit herewith such reccommendations as Some of my friends have fumished me with touching my qualifications for that service. I make of your Excellency this solicitation under the prospect and hope that Congress will this session pass an act authorizing your Excel- lency to commission suitable persons to raise companies for that
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