TEXAS INDIAN PAPERS, 1860-1916
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was hurraying over the prairie as fast as their horses could carry them. We pursued them about one and a half miles but could not overtake them our horses being very weak, having had no corn scarcely on the entire trip, (15 days) I abandoned the pursuit and took possession of the horses, and camp equip- age which they had left I deem it proper to irtate that these Indians were dressed, in shirts and pants as our citizens dress, and had a tent cloth of blue cotton drilling which I now have for your inspection. I arrived in camp on the 15th instant having been absent 18 days travelling a distance of about four hundred miles. The horses taken from the Indians twenty three in number, I now have subject to your order; I cannot close this report in justice to my men, without testifying to their uniform good conduct and the alacrity and promptitude with which they obeyed every order. With Sentiments of High Regard I have the honor etc WASHINGTON HAMMETT 1st Lt and Comdg Detachment Capt Conner Co T.R. [Endorsed] "A" Lieut Hammetts, report Report Leut Hammett to Capt Jno H Conner Camp Cave Feby 19/60
No. 11 1ETrER FROM J. WILLIAMS TO SAM HOUSTON Cherokee Creek San Saba County Feby 20th 1860 Governor Houston Dear S'ir
On my arrival at Home from Austin I find matters still worse than when I left for Austm the Indians is in in [sic] still grater numbers and more impudent. thirteen on foot pased and stoped a while in a few hundred yards of my house (on last night) an other trail was found this morning close by. the whole coun- try is in a state of alarm all the men that can posibly leave there homes and raise any thing to ride is out but you are well enough acquainted with the indian caracter to know that when they are sculking about in as rough a country as this they are
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