Indian Papers of Texas and the Southwest, Vol. IV

TEXAS INDIAN PAPERS, 1860-1916

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[Endorsedl Waco Mch 31st 1867 Geo. E. Burney In regard to Indians Ans April 8th 1867 Bosque County

No. 126 LETTER FROM H. SECREST TO J. W. THROCKMORTON

Resley Creek Comanche Co. Texas April 8th 1867.

To his Excellency

J. W. Throckmorton

Goveror of Texas

Dear Sir. Allow me to trouble you (in my illiterate manner) with a few facts in relation to Indian depredations Committed lately in this part of the Country. and from what I can learn, they have been more Savage in other parts than here. Last light moon 3 or 4 parties were in here Steeling and murdering. they have Stolen a great many of the very best useing horses they could. (No. not known) and killed 4 Negroes, wounded one or two white men and captured and took off a white Boy. they have Set Sev- eral of my nighbors entirely a foot. Some 2 or 3 moons before that they killed Mr McDow an Son of Erath Co. and chased Mr Hargus and others who bearly Saved their lives by hard run- ing, and Stole all the rideable horses they could find. Several famalies have lef Erath on account of it and gone to where they can be more Secure. Several other Settlements are talking Strong of leaving the Frontier, and if a few more families leave the rest will be bound to follow, and if this part of the Country gives way, it will Compel other portions to leave the present frontier, which they will be compeled to do, unless Something is done and that soon, and there is no telling where the frontier will then be. Some time Since the red rascals captured and took off a lady and her Daughter who lived on Paluxy in John- son or Erath Co (I know not which) killing her husband and

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