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Toribio Lozano to Note. —I make no charge for the amounts given by me in charity to all of the families of the murdered shepherds, said families being reduced to a condition of extreme poverty. Dated as above. LOZANO, August 5, 1874
Statement of losses and injuries caused to Toribio Lozano by the authorities and people of Texas.
| Two thousand eight hundred head of sheep and goats, lost from being abandoned in consequence of the death of the shepherds, at $1 each____ | $2,800 00 |
| Amount due from the murdered men, according to certificate | 686 67 |
| Loss incurred in selling the rancho, the true value of which was $2,500, and which had to be sold for $500 | 2,000 00 |
| Loss suffered from death of animals during their removal, together with other losses | 1,500 00 |
| Expenses incurred in finding and employing new shepherds and men taken from Aguafria, to collect the dispersed animals | 2,800 00 |
| Personal expenses incurred by myself while engaged in collecting and removing my dispersed animals | 1,200 00 |
| Loss suffered in consequence of the sale in Texas of 9,000 sheep, the amount lost on each being three reals | 3,375 00 |
| Value of the arms of the shepherds which were seized by the murderers | 210 00 |
| Loss suffered through the absence of the shephers | 1,150 00 |
| Loss incurred by me in consequence of abandoning my business at Aguafria, in order to attend exclusively to my affairs in Texas | 2,500 00 |
| Total | 18,221 67 |
TORIBIO LOZANO.
Monterey, August 5, 1874.
Note.—I make no charge for the amounts given by me in charity to all of the families of the murdered shepherds, said families being reduced to a condition of extreme poverty. Dated as above.
LOZANO.
Presented on the 6th at 9 o’clock in the morning. [A flourish.]
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