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in Convincing the credulous that it those in the government employ do not traffic on our Cattle horses and Ecalps that their friends and kindred does very respectfully Dec 8/66 J. B. Barry Maj Front regt
No. 79 LETTER FROM M. T. BUCKET TO W. HOLEFORD
Sherman Sept 20 1866
W Holeford Esq Dr Sir I have received two letters
from you and have written as often we are all well I saw Mon- roe this morning your folks are all well we have some bad news just at this time Emmet Jones and son were killed last Thurs- day morning 12 miles from Jacksboro also two negroes that were with him they had gone up there to cut hay for J. C. D. Blackburn and the Indians came upon them and killed them will nothing be done to put a stop to this some thing should be done and that quick John Woods the California man was gored last week by an ox and will perhaps die. Leander has burned his Buck succeeded pretty well, he will mary next Thurs- day night to Miss Puss Allen as I suppose--! am gathering my corn I will make some 300 Bushels Daniel Dickinson will not last much longer he is now very low I have no more news on lerto in haste Yours etc [Endorsed] Sherman Texas Septr-20th/1866 M. T. Bucket Indian Murders in Jack County M. T. BUCKET
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