317 Waters of the Frio Sabinal and Seco We have formed ourselves into a minute Company I have been Chosen Captain of our Com- pany Our company have insisted upon my giving you an account of om· Scout and ask you as the executive of Our State if consis- tent with your feeling to use your influence in Our favor if might ever appear to be likely to favor us I will make a correct and true 1·eport of all the actual Service done by our company The Citizens who belong to the company are generally poor hard working men and are forced to follow the Indians to protect their own property I am Sir Most Respectfully Your Friend &
Your Obt Sevt
JAMES B. DAVENPORT Capt Minute Co
No. 226
PETITION FROM CITIZENS OF MENARD COUNTY TO GOVERNOR H. R. RUNNELS [MARCH 3, 1859] To his Excellency, Gov. H. R. Runnels We the undersigned Citizens of Menard County do respectfully but Earnestly solicit your Excellencies interference with the Gen- eral Government as to the movement of those troops at present station and about to be moved from Fort McKaritt. Which will expose us and our families to the merciless savage and consign our properties to destruction, which, principally consists of stock and which is not within the bounds of possibility to collect own- ing to the extent of the range, in less time than six weeks. If Your Excellencies interference is of no avail then we respectfully deMand your Own Generous protection, and if this is not accorded there is no alternative for us but to leave this Young but prom- ising County, and sacrafice a Great part of our individual prop- erties.
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Very Respectfully Your most obdt Humble Srvts J. G. 0. GOADY ROBT. CASBY CHARLES W. DORMOTT D. HIELDS
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