Citizens of Starr County to Governor Peter Hansbrough Bell

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To his Excellency, P. Hansborough Bell
Governor of the State of Texas,

    We the undersigned citizens of Starr County add our testimony to the representations made to your Excellency by the citizens of Cameron County in relation to the defenseless state of the frontier. It is difficult to say too much on the subject. Our lives and property are, to a great degree, at the mercy of murderous wretches, who commit their atrocities with little check or hindrance. We also ask, Your Excellency, to provide for the raising and equipping of Rangers for our protection. We think there should be at least two companies: the one to be stationed between this place and Laredo, and the other to be stationed below.
    We would recommend our fellow citizen, Henry Clay Davis, as a suitable person at this place for recruiting and commanding one of said companies.

                Very respectfully, your fellow citizens:
Rio Grande City
June 22nd 1852 .
Peter Dowd, C. J. S. C. (Chief Justice)
L. W. Jamison, Jr.
Davis Durst
W. H. Houston
John F. Lund
Matias Yzaguirre
E. L Wilson
Geo. Osb. Wilkinson
F. M. Bibb?
Juan Decker
Juan Bismando
John P. Kelsey
William Martin
L. Brandan
? (Theodore) Reeves
James McIntyre
James Munroe
F. Faunt LeRoy
William Coleman
J. Dunlere?
William Johnson
A. Thompson
John B. Caroltd?
A. H. Norton
George Spencer
M. J. Alexander
John J. Hedrick
Peter Ninziuza?
Joseph Ferguson
A. S. Sharp
? M. Robertson
R. (Royal) F. Merriwerther
David H. Stots
?
J. Dye
G. T. Roberson
Wm. J. Graham
John Wells?
Louis Mallett
Wm. Kinney
Thom? Leret?
A. Laffarowet?
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Bruno Lorano
J. (Jacob) F. Welsh
Silas Campbell
A. A. Ramsey
Chas. Graham
Greg? Saens?
Francisco Ramires
? Chartier
C. (Crawford) Nimmon
Jack R. Everett
M. Seiligson, Jr.
C. L. Corrcaff
Benjn. DeSola
F? M? Nelson
Vicente Doral
H. (Henry) M.? Hollister
F.? Cardenas

Texas State Archives: Records of Governor Peter Hansbrough Bell
transcribed by Scott Grayson 2008
Box 301-21 folder 34.   Citizens of Starr County to Governor PHB, June 22, 1852