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bring on a contest which at present we are not prepared to meet, and which, in the first instance, can not fail to result in great suffering & injury to the widely scattered settlements. They may be assured that no efforts, to the extent of means, shall fail to be exerted to give adequate defense to their quarter. I take the liberty to send to your Excellency an order issued recently which will explain generally the disposition of the Troops, to that period, on the whole circuit of Texas. With high respect I 1·emain Your Obd. Svt. W. J. WORTH Brig. Gnl. 8th & 9th Dept.
Brig. Genl. W. J. Worth, To Gov. Geo. T. Wood. San Antonio, Feb. 15th 1849. Relative to disposition of the Troops, &c on the frontier of the State.
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No. 30 PETEITION TO GENERAL GEORGE T. Wooo FROM THE CITIZNS OF CAMERON COUNTY
Brownsville June 12, 1849
To His Excellency G. T. Wood Gov of Texas.
We the undersigned citizens of Cameron County in con- junction with the people of the Rio Grande take this oceation to present to the consideration of your Excellency the present State of Affairs in this Section of the Country touching Indian depre- dations, as well as the Exposed Condition of this frontier both, from Indian and Mexican banditti. The news papers of the Country have been filled with state- ments in regard to the loss of life and property, growing out of a sudden descent of a large body of Indians, all of which we pre- sume have come to the knowledge of Your Excellency: we are aware, that news paper publications of the kind, are generally written under the Excitement of the moment, and Should be read and Considered with many grams of allowance. But we beg leave to offer our testimony in corroberation of the Statements as published in the "Flag" in relation to the outrages perpetrated in this vicinity on or about the 10th of May last. Their conduct
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