wˈʌn ʌv ðˌɛm wʌz dˈeɪvɪd ˈiː. tˈɑːməs, baɪ ðˈɛn ɐn ɐtˈɜːni ɪn ˈɔːstɪn, tˈɛksəs, hˌuː ɹᵻspˈɑːndᵻd tʊ ɐn ˈɪŋkwɚɹi fɹʌm mə kˈɔːɹkəl ðætðə lˈænd ɡɹˈænt wʌz nˌɑːt wˈɜːθ klˈeɪmɪŋ, fɔːɹ ɪt wʌz sˈʌbdʒɛkt tʊ ˈɪndiən dˌɛpɹɪdˈeɪʃənz ænd bˈæk tˈæksᵻz ɐmˈaʊntɪŋ tə mˈoːɹ ðɐn ɪts fˈɛɹ mˈɑːɹkɪt vˈæljuː.
One of them was David E. Thomas, by then an attorney in Austin, Texas, who responded to an inquiry from McCorkle that the land grant was not worth claiming, for it was subject to Indian depredations and back taxes amounting to more than its fair market value.