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at any time, when I can communicate with him, I will have him paid as the Secretary directs. Your letter concludes with directions from the Secretary of War that the Department Commander take proper action on the illegal conduct of the Officer concerned.

         I, immediately on receipt of Col. Doubleday's report on affairs at Fort Davis, I called Lieut. Col. Shafter to account and herewith I enclose a copy of his reply.
         I found however so many complaints against this Officer for alleged arbitrary and improper conduct, that I relieved him from command of a Post and sent him to his Regimental Headquarters (see S. O. # 47. of this Department of march 9, 1872), proferring this to the expense and uncertain action of a Court Martial.  If the Secretary thinks a Court Martial advisable, I will have proper charges preferred, but the Court will have to be ordered by him.
                                             I am General, very respectfully
                                                 Your obdt. servant

1 Enclosure (Sgd) C. C. Augur 1126. D. t. '72. Brigadier General, U.S. A.

                                                         Commanding

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 383. Head Qrs. Dep't. of Texas,

                                                                                 San Antonio, Tex., May 3. 1872.