TEXAS INDIAN PAPERS, 1860-1916 177 portions farther west I would not presume to say but leave for those more directly interested. I would here respectfully represent that there has not been a full moon in the last two years but what there has been more or less lives taken and property stolen by Indians no doubt fed and clothed and armed by the represeanatives of the U.S. Gov Last moon there was killed within my own knowledge Mr Ross and son, and Mr Hightower of Jack County Mr McDow and son Erath County and perhaps some two hundred horses driven off as well as great No. Cattle what damage wil be done this moon we only have to wait to see, Posts at Phantom Hill and Cooper would cover this section of Country, the Salt works on Hub- bards Creek or Big Spring on head the Leon, which places I have recommended temporary post through Coln Peter Ross in former Communications. The murders that have been Com- mitted on our frontier are so frequent that they are only no- ticed by their friends and acquainted as they would notice ones dying a natural death
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I am very respectfully Your Obedient servt J. B. BARRY Maj Tex Frontier regt.
[Endorsed] March 30 Maj. Barry
Copy forwarded to Genl Griffin Ansd March 30
No. 123 LETTER FROM H. I. RICHARDS TO J. W. THROCKMORTON Herndon Rancho Bexar Co. March 19th 1867 To His Excelency the Governor of the State of Texas J. W. Throckmorton With the facilities I have, I write here by the light of the
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