Henry H. Sibley to Samuel Cooper, January 27, 1862
= Fort Thorn, Ariz., January 27, 1862. General S. COOPER, jd Adjutant and Inspector General C. 8. A.:
GENERAL: I have the honor to inform you that 1 am in receipt of a report from Col. James Reily of his mission to the governor of Chihuahua, of which you have been heretofore advised. For your information I inclose the original documents, consisting of the report 170 ` OPERATIONS IN TEX., N. MEX., AND ARIZ. [Cmar. XL
of Colonel Reily and the communications to him and to myself of the governor of that State, touching the various matters brought by me to the attention of that official by communications of which copies were duly forwarded to you.
The governor’s communications will, I think, be considered important and highly satisfactory.
By orders of this date, Colonel Reily is directed to proceed to the State of Sonora on a similar mission, which I hope will prove equally successful. :
I have the honor to be, general, your obedient servant,
Brigadier-General, Commanding.
P. S.— With a view to the protection of the important and growing
interest, chiefly mineral, in Western Arizona, and for the further purpose of opening communications with Southern California, whose people
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