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taken them and thus given that protection to the frontier that he is employed to do.
I have the honor to be Very Respectfully
Your Obt. servt.
ROBT. S. NEIGHBORS Supervising Agent Texas Indians
His Excellency
H. R. Runnels Austin Texas
[Endorsed:] Robt. S. Neighbors [Source:] Governors' Letters, Texas State Library.
No. 158 REPORT OF LT. THOS. C. FROST TO GOVERNOR H. R. RUNNELS
Cora Comanche Co. Texas January 22nd A. D. 1858
To his Excellency H. R. Runnels
Sir
In obedience to my instructions I herewith transmit my official report as Lieutenant of the Coryell and Comanche County company of rangers. Since my last report and immediately after the recent depre- dations, I marched my company to the immediate vicinity and scouted the settlements in consequence of solicitations made by the settlers. I then proceeded up the country and just finished scouting the country from Pecan bayou to Leon river by two different searches, and one week intervening. I have as yet discovered no very recent sign of their ap- proach but from the time of the moon, an invasion is hourly ex- pected in consequence of which I am and shall be continually on the alert. I have been continually in active motion since the day of entering into the service, many of the company have been com- pelled to obtain fresh horses and even now the horses are worn down and unfit for good service.
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