Indian Papers of Texas and the Southwest, Vol. IV

TEXAS INDIAN PAPERS, 1860-1916

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The Committee reported the following Report and Memorial which was unaminously adopted. Denton Texas

) ) Oct 4th 1866 )

J W Throckmorton

Governor State of Texas The undersigned beg leave to memorialize you, under a high sense of duty, and a deep feeling of humanity, in behalf of our suffering frontier, and we desire to ask if it is possible, that immediate assistance be given us, as the wl:ole frontier is giving way to the savage.-The Citizens of Mon:a 6 ~e, Cooke, Denton and Wise, have set the 20th day of this month of aban- don there homes, unless they see some prospects of assistance from the government- The Indians are continually driving off our stock, and on the 30th Sept last a party of 150 came down through Cooke Co and into the north edge of Denton Co. killed one man within 6 miles of Gainesville and wounded another, gathered and drove off over 300 head of horses passing out near the Town of Mon- tague- a few days previous they killed a man in Cooke Co. and carried off 3 ladies, They are makeing such frequent Raids in such larg and formidable boddies that the Citizens are in great terror having disponded of being able to resist with any show of success. We therefore Call upon your Excellency for immediate relief or assistance. Very Respectfully Your Obdt Serv'ts. H. Murphey, J Hodges, \V C Bobbett, J. A. Carroll, and W C Wright, Comittee. On Motion Resolved, that the Dallas Herald be requested to publish the prcceedings of this meeting. On motion the meeting adjourned sine die

E. P. Kerby

Chairman

W C Wright- Sec'y

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