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party, and ensure peace, till the final removal of the tdbes can be effected Finally, To effect the object of your Mission, you are clothed with the power in the last resort to call into the Military Service of the State one hundred men for the purpose of pre- serving the peace and preventing violations of the law as be- tween the parties,-and with all other lawful powers with which I can invest you-all of which you will exercise with the utmost prudence and report the facts and your action to this Office. H. R. RUNNELS P. S. You are also authorized and empowered to associate with you as a member or members of this Board any other person or per- sons, if you think it will further the ends of the Mission. [Endorsed] Geo. B. Erath & others Peace Comrs [H. R. Runnels, Executive Record Book, Number 36, Pages 304-305.]
No. 224 LETTER FROM J. H. BROWN TOR. S. NEIGHBORS Caddo Springs July 14 1859
Major R. S. Neighbors
Supervising agent Texas Indians
Sir: I arrived at this point on the night of the 11th inst. at the head of near one hundred troops called out and placed under my command, by the State of Texas. On the 12th inst. I verbally communicated to you this fact and the objects for which my command was called into service. The leading object is to prevent any farther collission be- tween Citizens of this State and the Indians under your Super- tending . . . My instructions Say : "As you are fully apprised of the existing diffi- culty and the complicated State of affairs demanding the exer- cise of Prudence ·impartiality and firmness it is unnecessary to impress thence upon you farther than to say that the object is to prevent any farther collision between the citizens on the
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