Indian Papers of Texas and the Southwest, Vol. V

195 and all abstain from committing any trespasses upon the persons or property of Citizens.

EM PEASE

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Capt Rogers 14 Nov 1854 Recorded

No. 141 LETTER FROM E. M. PEASE TO CAPTAINS JILES L. BOGGESS AND WILLIAM FITZHUGH- Executive Office Austin Texas 23rd Novr 1854 To Captain Jiles L Boggess and William Fitzhugh Gent I am happy to inform you that I have received a letter from Genl Smith, dated the 15th inst at Corpus Christi, in which he informs me that "Col Waite is instructed to muster in the six companies (called out by me) for three months-Three of the companies to be sent to Fort Mason, and three to Fort Clark pro- vided for expeditions against the Indians who a1·e considered most hostile." I have since received a letter from Col Waite requesting that the two companies now near Fort Worth may be ordered to San Antonio as early as convenient, where they will be mustered into the service of the United States. You will therefore as soon as you receive this, take up the line of march with your companies for San Antonio, coming by this place. You will bring with you rations of provision sufficient to subsist your companies from your present encampment until you reach this point, where you will be supplied for your march from here to San Antonio. In my instructions to Col M. T. Johnson in regard to supply- ing you at your present encampment, after the 25th instant, I re- quested that his arrangements should be made for supplying you with ten days rations of subsistence and forage at a time. If these

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