[June 22, 1824 ?]
Information haveing been lodged with me that positive proof
exists that the Tancahua Indians stole the horses lost by Mr. William
Rabb and Mr. Joseph Newman near the La Bahia Road, on the
Colorado and that said Indians had the said horses in their possession
a short time since and probably now have them Therefore you are
hereby fully authorised to raise as many men as may be deemed
necessary and proceed to the camp of Sandea or any other
encampment where there is a probability of finding the said Horses or the
thieves who stole them, and make a demand of the said horses and
the theives, should they be delivered up you will punish the theives
by whipping them severely and shaving the head—Should they
refuse to deliver up said horses you are authorised to take as many
horses, mules, or any other property as may [be] deemed sufficient
to pay for the lost horses and deliver them to said Rabb and
newman informing the said Indians that unless the said stolen horses
are returned in ten days the property so taken will be detained and
paid to said Rabb and Newman in the lieu of the lost horses—
[Endorsed:] Copy of order to Rawls