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Decbr. 12. 1874. DAVIDSON Dear General Davidson,

                                       I wish you to have prepared and submit to the Judge Advocate on his arrival here, which will probably be early in January, a List of the Indians, including prisoners, now in your hands, and of such as may hereafter come or be brought in, and of those not in confinement, but within your control, arranged under these distinct heads:

First [underline] -- Those against whom there is any evidence, either by accusation of Indians, or other, of having committed murders - stolen animals - attacked or killed troops, within the last two years - specifying offense with date, place and evidence. Second [underline] -- Those who have notoriously been engaged in such crimes, but against whom no evidence can be had. Third [underline] -- Those against whom no crime is charged, but who have been turbulent, insolent, disobedient agitators and stirrers up of bad feeling and otherwise troublesome. Should any of the Comanches at the Wichita Agency come within the category of either of the above heads, they should be included.

                                                                                   Very respectfully

JUDGE ADVOCA. Official Copy furnished Your obdt. servant D. T. Jany. 30. 1875. (Sgd) C. C. Augur

                                                                                               Brig. General
                                                                                               Commanding   

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MO. MIL. DIC. Dear General Sheridan,

                                         Desiring to obtain all the information possible, concerning the country and McClellan's Creek and the streams near it, and the relative advantages of these streams for a Military Post, I caused a series of Interrogatories on the subject to be addressed to Lt. Col. Davidson and the Officers who accompanied him on his recent scouts in that country.  A number of these officers were also in that country in 1871.  I enclose Copies of the several answers
         You will observe the usual diversity of recollection and opinion on many points, not unexpected from a body of Officers hurriedly [underline] scouting through a country not specially commended to their attention and observation.  There is however a general concurrence on many points, among others that there is little or no grass on or near McClellan Creek -- some of the Officers told me that bottoms