Camp Stockton Texas

June 3^d 1862.

 

Captain

           

Sir

                        I have this day started eight men with 100 heads of beeves, to be delivered to Gen^l Sibley at El paso, if you should be able to hire some persons to take them beeves up to El paso, and you should need a escort for those men, you will oblige me by ordering four of the Camp Stockton men who have the best horses, on up and let the other four return immediately to their post. I also will be obliged to you if you furnish those 4 men going up to El paso, with the necessary provisions.

 

I have the honor to be most respectfully

Your obedient servant

Emory Gibbons

2^d Lieut. C Co 2^d Regt 7 M. Rifles

CSArmy

 

To                                                                                

W. C. Adams                                                              

Captain Commg Fort Davis                                        

                        Texas                                                  

                                                                                    

                                                                                               

P.S.

A good man with the name of W^m Jones is here with a good horse who would like to join the Company if the Captain wanted to enlist him or authorize me to do so.

                                                                                                           

E. Gibbons

2^d Lieut 2^d Regt. 7 M.R.

 

I also enclose a receipt you left at my room.             

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