Indian Papers of Texas and the Southwest, Vol. IV

TEXAS INDIAN PAPERS, 1860-1916

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No. 114 LETTER FROM J. W. THROCKMORTON TOD. H. COOPER State of Texas Executive Office Austin Feb 18th 1867

Genl. D. H. Cooper Fort Washita

Chickasaw Nation Dear Sir.

I have taken the liberty to send you a copy of our General Laws. And my Inaugural & Messages. Also send to your care, via Sherman, copies of the late consti- tution & Laws of this State, for the Chickasaw, and Chocktaw, Nations: and will be obliged if you will forward to their desti- nation, and request the Authorities of the Nations to send us their laws, and late Treaties with the U. S. With greatest respect Genl. I am most truly Yr Friend [J. W. THROCKMORTON] Governor of Texas [J. W. Throckmorton, Executive Record Book, Number 49, Pages 25-26.]

No. 115 REPORT FROM J. S. WHITE TO J. W. THROCKMORTON

Hamilton Texas Feby 20th 1867

Gov J. W. Throckmorton Sir

in Compliance with your request I have col- lected as full a list of Horses killed and stolen by Indians in Hamilton County Since the first day of July 1865 as I could there are a good many that have not been reported and good many that belonged to unknown persons that have been killed

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