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which will begin at seven; this favor, which· they have no doubt of receiving from Your Excellency, will obligate them to be eternally grateful. Santa Rosa, [Mexico] May 20, 1848. The Hon. General .i\lirabeau B. Lamar. and the Hon. Officials.- No. 2387. JOSE A. 1\IENCHACA TO TEODORO SANCHEZ [Translation from the Spanish] San Fernando May 25, 1848. To !he Honorable Dn Teod [oro] Sanchez. MosT ESTEEMED Srn: Although I only know you by sight I do myself the honor of inform- ing you of this; I have sold for 25 pesos to Dn. Luis Galan your son-in- law a mule which I lent to Dn. Andres Martines (two years ago) with the sole object of serving the said gentleman and that he might be sup- plied with beasts when his son was going to marry at Lampasos; as your son-in-law knows the mule very well he must know that he was as good for a pack mule as for a saddle mule he has given me 25 pesos for it; in spite of its not being in my possession; on account of which I beg of you please to bring said mule to Luis or to command that he be sent by a safe messenger. I believe that Dn. Andres is a gentleman but if he refuses to give up a good mule or the 25 pesos take anything what- ever from him in payment and do me the favor of sending it to us by a safe messenger, as it is not bad to know the men. All of this I beg of you in the name of Luis, who yesterday went out to follow some Indians, and at this hour, in which the swift messenger has presented himself, my little god-mother, Catarinita, I think must be sleeping, since I have not wished to lose this occasion to ask this favor of you as well as to subscribe myself your sincere servant. J osE A. MENCHACA [Rubric l [Endorsed:] Mexican letter No. 2389. RETURN OF SICK AND DISCHARGED AT LAREDO GARRISON
Laredo June 14th, 1848.
Jno Williams ) Alexandre ) John Kennan B Lackens
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Scot Voit Langeanau
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William Davis Ire Crumpton Peter Woods Templeton
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sick Lieut P. C. PAUL
[Endorsed:] Sick List
No. 2393. FORAGE RETURNS. LAREDO GARRISON, TEXAS Return for Forage for Sixty five Horses in the Service of ·Mounted Texas Volunteers for Four days, commencing the 16th and ending t_he 19th September 1848
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