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50 [stamp] 824. A.G.O. [left margin] August 14, 1872. Adjutant General, U.S.A., Washington, D. C. Sir:

              A Board of Survey, convened at Fort Sill, by S. O. 86, C. S., Headquarters Fort Sill, I. T. find that a lot of animals were stolen from the corral at that post on the night of the 15" June by a band of Comanche Indians, part belonging to the Cooch-ho-to-lies and part of Qua ha da Comanche tribes.
       The number stolen are, as follows:

37 horses (inspected and Condemned) awaiting action on Inventory and Inspection Reports, valued by the Board @ $37.50, total $1387.50 14 mules, valued @ $150.00 each 2100.00 5 ponies (captured property) valued at $30.00 each 150.00 1 horse (private property of Capt. Walsh, 10"Cavy.) valued at 50.00

                                                                                                                                                                                    Total value          $3687.50
         I respectfully recommend that the value of the stolen animals be recovered from the appropriation made for these Indians.
                                                                                       I am, very respectfully
                                                                                             Your obdt. servant
                                                                                      (Sgd)    C. C. Augur

I. R. B. Y1203 D T.'72 Brigadier General, U.S.A.

                                                                                                    Commanding

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 825. DAVIS, Ed.J. [left margin] August 14, 1872. His Excellency Edmund J. Davis, Governor of Texas, Austin, Texas. Dear Sir:

                    I am instructed to correspond with the "proper authorities" on the subject of using the State Penitentiary of Texas, as a Military Prison for the military prisoners of this Department.  No knowing who the "proper authorities" are, I take the liberty of addressing your Excellency.  At present the State Penitentiary of Louisiana at Baton Rouge is used for the class of prisoners, referred to, but it is a long way off, and troublesome and expensive to march to, and if the desired arrangement could be effected, by which your Penitentiary could be used, instead, it would be a great convenience for us and probably advantagious to the Penitentiary.
                    Will your Excellency do me the vaor to inform me