38 was marked by the usual and well known characteristics of Blood, Rapine & Plunder. The Garrison stationed at Fort Brown, we learn does not exceed 60 effective men, which is not more than a sufficient force to Guard the military depot (and the troops bring Infan- try) of course they cannot afford that protection so necessary to the well being of this frontier. Then in order to remedy the Existing State of things, we fell constrained to call upon Your Excellency to Authorize a Company of Rangers, to be stationed at Some Point between the Coast and Camargo or Davis' Landing, to scour the Country be- tween these two points. We feel fully satisfied that this is only plan by which we can hope for, or Expect to g~t protection. We are content to be- lieve, that Your Excellency will bring to bear upon this matter all the power and influence at your command in order that we may have that aid we are so justly entitled to as Citizens of Texas. Should your Excellency feel authorized to order a Company we respectfully ask that Your Excellency will appoint Capt. G. K. Lewis to the Command of said Company, believing him to be fully competent to the task. Capt. L. is experienced in Indian Warfare and has to the knowledge of Your Excellency, per- formed many and valuable services in the Late War with Mexico. Cool, bold, brave, generous and Energetic, of great personal pop- ularity, and undoubtedly capable of raising one of the best com- pany of any other person upon the Rio Grande. And we beg leave to say to your Excely. that in case you have not the pow~r to grant the assistance we ask for and which we so absolutely need, that you will use your influence with the War department of the U.S. Govt. toward raising a company of Rangers, and that Capt. Lewis' name be proposed as the com- mander of whatever forces they may think proper to grant. WM. W. NELSON T. W. TANNER J. N. WENTZ SAML T. WATTS (name scratched out)
ADOLPHUS GLAEVECKE HUGH O CONNOR (scratched out) JOHN GOODWIN SAM P. BELSTON Jos. R. PALMER H. WESTKOPF R. E. CLEMENTS ROBT W. STANSBURY
G. M . .ARMSTRONG ADOLPHUS LANDOLS
J. A. WATSON ISAAC AMBLER
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