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charge for the time lost by him, and that the time so occupied was especially on this business; Make oath to the same, & verify it with corroberating testimony under oath, I will approve, and order payment for such amount, as would properly go for the reclamation of one captive. The Legislature made the appropri- ation, so as to cover all our prisoners then known to be among the Indians, & I must make it go as far as possible. Should Mr H. send up his account as directed, he should either come in person, or empower someone to sign necessary rects. etc. I would call your attention to recent "Circular" from this Office, in relation to Indian depredations, & ask a report from you for your county, & any of the unorganized Counties near you. Respectfully Yr Obt Servt [J. W. THROCKMORTON] Governor of Texas [J. W. Throckmorton, Executive Record Book, Number 49, Pages 13-14.)
No. 108 LETTER FROM W. FANNING TO J. W. THROCKMORTON
Montague Feby 7th 1867
To His Excellency, J. W. Throckmorton Gov.
Sir in Compliance with your request I herewith submit to your Excellency a Schedule of property Stolen by Indians in Montague and Clay Counties the short period of time that I have taken to procur information about the loss of Stock here in this vicinity the estimation of the amount of horses for the past Eighteen months in this County Stolen by Indians is a great deal less than for years previous on account that there is not many persons here that keep more horses that they are compelled to have for cow driveing etc. As to the past Indian Raids that have been frequently made for ten years past I can only say that they are about the same now as then 0nly there was more good horses driven off and but few Cattle killed or driven I have lived on this frontier some fourteen years if I had the time could give you a full detail
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