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LETTER FROM HENRY PENDARIS TO GOVERNOR H. R. RUNNELS No. 250 Fredericksburg Texas April 9 1859 To His Excellency The Gov. of Texas. Austin City, Dear Sir, Several families yesterday returned to the Set- tlements 25 miles above here. On account of the Indians who fol- lowed them Several days, but did not attack them It is evident that there is Indians on the Head Water's of the Llano where those families were driven from And May in all probability come down in the vicinity of this place. Should you See proper to order a company to protect this part of the Frontier I will Thankfully receive an order from you to get up a Company for that purpose. Very Respectfully Your Obt Svt HENRY PENDARIS No. 251 LETTER FROM CAPT. JOHNS. FORD TO GOVERNOR H. R. RUNNELS Camp Leon April 12th 1859 Governor: I have the honor to report my operations since February 24th. the date of my last communication. On that day I left the Brazos Agency with a command of one Lieutenant and twenty men of my own Company, and Lieutenant Marlin in Charge of twenty-two men. Near the head of the West fork of Trinity I was joined by John, a Caddo Captain, with nine men. At this point Jim Pock Mark, an Anadarco Captain, had agreed to meet me. I found he had gone on the trail and was some ten hours travel a head of me. Under the circumstances it was deemed in- expedient to follow in his wake, as the Chances of our over taking the Indians would be greatly lessoned by his hasty advance.
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