141 pectations of your Excellency, and the citizens whom they were called out to protect, will be most fully realized. With sentiments of high regard I have the honor to be Your most humble servant (signed,) JAMES s. GILLETT, Adjt: Genl. Executive Department, State of Texas. Austin, Decem: 31, 1852. I hereby certify that the foregoing six pages contain a true and correct copy of a document on file in this Department. CHAS: A. HARRISON [Seal] Private Secretary [Endorsed] "A" No. 25. No. 108 PETITION FROM THE CITIZENS OF WEBB AND STARR COUNTIES [OCTOBER 14, 1852] To His Excellency, Govr. P. H. Bell, Austin, Texas. Sir, The undersigned Citizens of the County of Webb, and of the upperpart of the County of Starr, beg leave to represent to your Excellency that about one month since the Company of Texas Mounted Volunteers under Captain Shaw recaptured ft·om the Indians, a large number of Horses, Mules, Saddles &c &c which had been taken by the Indians from Ranches in this vi- cinity, That in the field of Battle, and [immediately?] after the action, the spo_il was divided amongst the Captors, without giving a chance to the owners to come forward and prove property, and in consequence most of it has been lost to the legitimate owners. The undersigned have no desposition to blame the Rangers, nor their Commander in that affair, for the reason that they be- haved very gallantly in the Fight referred to, still at the same time as an act of Justice to ourselves who have been daily loosing property by the Indians, is to request of your Excellency an or- der requiring that all plunder should be advertized in the public
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