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393 now rests with your excellency whether or not this disturbance shall be set at rest by the appointment of a proper Court for the investigation of the whole affair at either of the places desig- nated where and when all the testimony bearing on the case in required to be had, and have a fair and equitable adjustment of the matter in a way that will give satisfaction to the public mind and in the mean time bring out all the facts and circumstances having any bearing in this case and which might probably throw light upon the disturbances on our frontier for several years past. We also have the pleasure & satisfaction of stating to your ex- cellency that our friends and fellow citizens of our own and the surrounding counties concur with us fully in our views and re- quests as set forth in the foregoing article all of which is respect- fully submitted PETER GARLAND COMANY THE FRONTIER GARDS No. 276 LETTER FROM J.B. DAVENPORT TO H. R. RUNNELS (1859?] To his Excellency H. R. Runnulls Dear Sir Since I last reported to you the following scouts were taken by portions of My company of Minute men viz On March the 29th A Party under the command of Lieut R. H. Kincheloe took a trail of some Indians on foot from the Sabinal Canon where the Indians had been Killing Cattle and followed them seven days up the Country when the Indians scattered and being on foot the Scout were unable to follow them-any further. On the 20th of April an other Scout went on the foot Trail of Indians Under R. H. Kincheloe from the canon of the Sabinal and followed the Trail Six day going up the country when the Indians again scattered and the Scout were oblidged to return without overtaking the Indians. On the Morning of the 7th inst an Indian Trail was found of some five horses in the canon of the Sabinal And by Twelve oClock a Scout under Lieut. Kincheloe was on the trail and in Warm persuit the Trail Crossed this mountains from the Sabinal towards the Frio Crossing the Frio below the settle- ments in the canon of the Frio about Two miles where the Scout found Lewis Thompson dead on the trail he had been killed about
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