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TEXAS STATE LIBRARY
No. 23-19 1847 Sept. 14, W. W. S. BLISS CAMP NEAR MONTEREY, [MEX- ICO] TO M. B. LAMAR, [LAREDO, TEXAS] 9 ~
Head Quarters, Army of Occupation, Camp near Monterey, Sept. 14th 1847.
Sir,
I am instructed by the Commanding General to say that unless you receive timely advice from the Governor of Texas, ,that your Company will be retained in service under his direction or that it will be relieved say by the 1st of October, you will please by that date take the necessary measures to break up the post at Laredo and proceed with your Company to Camargo where it will be discharged and paid. The Commanding offiC'er of that District has received the necessary instructions to muster the Company out of service ·on its arrival. In case your Company abandons the post the public prop- erty will be' conveyed to Camargo, agreeably to the instructions re- ceived by Lieut Bee from Col. Whiting. I am instructed by the General to say that the account for rent of quarters at Laredo if certified by you to be necessary, will receive his order for paJJnent. I am, Sir, Very Respectfully, Your Obedt Servt. Capt. M. B. Lamar, Texas Vols. W. W. S. Bliss, Asst Adj Genl Commanding at Laredo. [Envelope enclOF;ed] official business Captain M. B. Lamar Texas vols.
Commanding at Laredo.
[Endorsed]
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Should Capt. Lamar not arrive at Mier bv the 20th Inst., Majr Casy will forward
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) this letter to Laredo: E. G. W. B. )
No. 2350 [1847 Sept. 20f] H. P. BEE, MIER, rMEXICO] TO M. B. LAMAR, LAREDO, rTEXASJ 96 Mier-Monday, Dear Sir- upon arriving here I find the enclosed order 97 from Gen Taylor which I opened as was understood between us-I altio find
••L. S . .. A. L. S. "No. 2352.
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