73 whome wase the first Lieutenant of Said company has no formes to go by If he wase Inpowered to muster them out If you Could have an officer sent to do So or the neseary formes fored to him as to the recusitions or amount of each mans pay it would con- fuse a favour-and I hope there will be no dificulty in there git- ting there pay for the Survises rendered and there Subsistiances as you are aware each member of the company furnished them Sealves there farre they had no quarter master to make out any resept for Subsistances, so that they could git that alowed as a recrpt bill though I hope there will be a surficeanty alowed by the State Govrment to pay that amount If not the amount for there Survises is not payed by the State. I am well aware there wase much Survis don by that company During the Six Months they ware in the Survis, I furnished many of them the neaseary to make there companies with sich things Sugar Coffee Bread Salt Powder & Find for which I ceapt and In divided Afc. aginst each member of the company fearing a Delay in the payment of the Company I do hope a bill reckmending the payment of all volenteer Companys will pass-your Legislator the time has bin when we surved your Countary and did not expect pay but we know loock for sumthing ealse protection and I hope it is not prosumptious for us to do s~and I fure If we do not have Sum Garde thounce around us that many at your frunteer Settlements on the River above here will be broken up there are seaveral speaking at leaving at the present the little ftiale of the In- dans sence the removeal of Capt J. B. McCowens Company haz alarme<l many-you are aware of the vearys fealing an sick a cations there wase a meating of the Sitizans Sum days a go and a Strong pertition to Gen Brooke in connection with one to your Honor for a nother company to be stationed above between the Leon Rivers Lieutenant James A. Burke wase reckmended to rase Said Company and would be a veru sutable man for the pur- pose though Capt Mccowen give General saddisfaction while at his post Sum Thirty milles a hove this it appered as soon as he wase removed off up the countary the Indians came in five days after I am well aware of your Disirer for the well fare of Texas and your Knowledge of the wistian pation of it and Know you will do all in your Power to sustain us I fure it is not likely we can Git a company here in less there is Tow lines of Post asteab- lished though the countary are above and are below. the Infan- teary can do nothing the Dragoons are veary in eficeant Pro- tection with your Indians nothing shorte of the [torn] Ranger will give your People confidence that [torn] are Saft from the
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