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Telegram Hdqrs. D.T.Ft.Sill.I.T. Sept. 26,1874 Mo.Mil.Div. Colonel Drum, Div.Hdqrs, Chicago, ILL

Buell and Davidson between them have seventy four Indian scouts. The number at Clark and Duncan -mostly with Mackenzie - I do not remember, but the same as last reported, about fifty. (sgd) C.C.Augur, Brig. Genl.

Telegram Fort Sill, I.T. Sept. 26, 1874 Strang, Captain Strang, Dr.Mr. U.S.A., Denison, Texas

Four thousand (4000) bushels of corn for General Mackenzie have been sent to Dallas in charge of a messenger. If Mr.Graham is unable toor unwilling to start this corn at once for Fort Griffin you will go to Dallas and make arrangements yourself for shipping it to Fort Griffin with a moment's unnecessary delay.Telegraph me when the corn leaves Dallas and character of transportation. (sgd) C.C.Augur, Brig. Genl.

Hdqrs D.T.Fort Sill, I.T. Sept. 26,1874 Mo.Mil.Div. Dear Col. Drum, The enclosed letter, which please have signed and returned to me, was received by last mail. Bankhead? has been behaving very badly all this year - has been "on the ragged edge" of a drunk a larger part of the time, when anything was required of him. Mackenzie has had him in arrest twice. He released him from arrest on a promise of reform, to enable him to go on the Expedition with him, and he (B) took the column over from Clark to McKavett, where it arrived the same day with us. Mackenzie found him there under the influence of liquor and being satisfied he was not to be trusted, relieved him from the Command and ordered him back to Fort Clark. Mackenzie desired he(B) might have a long leave and go where he could be out of the way and perhaps reform. I said I would approve the leave and wrote Taylor to do so. This is the history of his leave. Bankhead's influence on the young officers is bad. He must soon reform or he must leave the service - this is certain. He is useless in the field, when he can get liquor and worse than useless at a post. This leave is not regarded as an indulgence but rather as a