Indian Papers of Texas and the Southwest, Vol. V

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No. 2

RECEIPT OF J. PINCKNEY HENDERSON

State of Texas

To T. I. Smith Dr.

For services as bearer of dispatches to the Indian Frontier under the provision of an Act approved May 5th 1846. $50.no/c Received Austin May 6th 1846 from his Excellency J P. Henderson the sum of Fifty dollars in full payment of the above accounts.- Comptrollers Office Austin, March 3d 1848 The above receipt entitles J. P. Henderson late Governor to a credit of Fifty dollars on account of the money drawn by him for disbursment [sic] from the appropriation to defray the ex- penses of dispatch bearers to the Indian Frontier, and awaite the approval of the Treasurer before entry on the books of this office.- JAMES B SHAW Compt. Treasurers Office Austin March 3rd 1848 I certify that I have examined the above receipt and find that upon the Same, J.P. Henderson late Governor is entitled to a credit on the books of the Comptrollers Office in the sum of fifty dollars, on a/c of requisition drawn by him upon the Ap- propriation for pay of Express bearers

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JAS H RAYMOND Treasurer

No. 3 LETTER FROM J. PINCKNEY HENDERSON TO B. L. BEALL

Executive Department Austin April 13th 1848

To

Major B. L. Beall, U. S. A. Sir

Having learned that a number of German emi- grants will leave Braunfels in a few days for the Pierdinales

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