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I h:>pe yourself and family are well be pleased to present my respects to Mrs. Houston and Mr. Sam and believe me yours Sincerely Your ever faithful friend and obt Servt THOMAS G. WESTERN
No. 24 STATEMENT OF WILLIAM B. WILSON AND HENRY KATTENHORN Treaty Ground Friday May 10th. Mr. Wm B Wilson and Henry Kattenhorn in Camp last Eveng. Mr. W[ilson] States that, he resides on Little River Some 15 miles below Mr. Bryants-that on Sunday night last 6 head of Horses Say a Grey Mare and 5 yearling colts were Stolen from him by Indians; on the following morning his Son and 2 others pursued on their trail Some 20 miles up Elm creek but could not 0 1 .1ertake them, that he knows they were Indians because they were Seen by the females of his family (Mr. W.- was absnt) endeavoring to get Some mules out of the lot and he believes they were of the Tribe of Waco because there has been no other indians in that neighbourhood, and because they came in and went off in the Sarne direction that those did that stole the 10 horses from Bryant on the Wednesday previous-Mr. W. is 62 years of age born in N. Carolina, raised in Tennessee and last from Alabama-Mr. Wilson further States that he is the Same person whose negro boy was killed by indians about the latter end of January last his place and 5 head, Say 4 horses and 1 mule were Stolen from him by them which he has never recov- ered he States that he verily believes that the murders and theft all were committed by Waco, for the reason that during the previous Summer 66 Waco visited him and his neighbours and friends that they were well treated by every one in the Settle- ment Beeves were killed for them etc- Descriptn. of the horses last Stolen on Sunday, May 5th Gray mare brandrd on Shoulder one white eye, the colts were all Sorrels 4 horses and 1 mare--
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