A formal agreement was signed by Samuel A. White and Theodore Miller on Jan. 20, 1848, with Miller acting as agent of the German Emigration Co. The company was the successor of the bankrupt Adelsverein. In January 1848, John B. Brown of Victoria established a weekly stagecoach service to Indian Point, Harrison & McCulloch extended their stage service from Lavaca to Indian Point, and Edward Clegg was the first agent at Lavaca.