124 ice. I can in less than 30 days after obtaining permission to raise Such a company, Be with a full compliment of men to report myself ready for service. Yours WM. H. ANDERSON PS I was with Hearn & McCullen at the Battle of Moneray & also at Bunavista. I have been a frontier man here in Texas since 35, and as an Indian fiter posibly not entirely unknown to you. Please answer by return of Mail. Yours W. H. AND [Endorsed] Military Appointment. William H. Anderson Esq. Application for appointment to the command of a Company of Rangers, for the protection of the frontier. Gonzales, Texas August 23rd 1862. Recd. at the Exec. Dept. State of Texas. Austin, September 1, 1862. No. 100 PETITION FROM THE CITIZENS OF WEBB COUNTY TOP. H. BELL [AUGUST 27, 1852] To His Excellency, P.H. Bell, Governor of the State of Texas. Sir, The undersigned citizens of Laredo and the county of Webb-having heard that it is your intention to call into service some three or more companies of Rangers for their defence, and that of the rest of the line-take this opportunity of soliciting from you, as favour due to their sufferings, that extension of a commission to some resident of this County to raise the company destined for the defence of this part of the line. Their reasons for asking this favour of your Excellency are, that, the appointing of the officers and the raising of the com- pany from among those who have been the sufferers by the In- dian depredations, will have the effect of making both officers
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