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cated, by no means to the great mass who have been grossly mislead in regard to many of the most important connected with our suffering frontier interests and defence. At the earliest opportunity I will forward copies of other papers muster rolls in which the multiplicity of duties now devolved upon me I am unable to do Very Respectfully Your obt servt JNO. HENRY BROWN Capt Compy State Troops
No. 228
LETTER FROM J. H. BROWN TO H. R. RUNNELS
Belton, Sept 13th, 1859
Governor: Having Mailed to you to-day my final report as Captain of the late expedition, I cannot conscientiously omit addressing you on the present dangers of the frontier. I enclose you a copy of a letter received this day from Judge Perryman, a highly re- spectable citizen of the western part of Coryell county---one who had one son in Capt. Ford's Company, and three in mine. This letter only details previous information. It, with the depredations above us in Comanche County, and other recent outrages doubtless known to your Excellency, will show the crit- ical state of the frontier, and the imminent danger of its general abandonment by the people. In this state of affairs, and in view of all facts bearing upon the subject, allow me to suggest that if you would say officially to the people in Bell, Coryell, Comanche & Lampasas or any part of them "Raise a detachment of ________ men-for 60 days-forage and provision them-make your headquarters high up north Lam- pasas or Cowhouse-Protect the frontier to your utmost ability -and I, as Executive of the State, will do all in my power to have the men forage and subsistence bills & paid by the Legisla- ture;"-it would give present protection and confidence to a large scope of exposed frontier, and leave the responsibility of
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