Letter from Gustavus Loomis to Captain W.W.S. Bliss regarding the incident of a Chickasaw Indian killed by a Texan on the Red River near Jonesborough, Texas. Includes an addendum from Zachary Taylor which reads: "Respectfully transmitted. A similar case was reported in my communication of May 31st, to which I beg leave to refer. Oct 29, 1842."