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resent that on the 16th inst, the Indians took ten head of horses from his Ranche, and immediately after proceeded to get, and did get nearly every horse through this Section from Pecan Bayou to Fort Chadbourne, a portion of San Saba and a raid into Comanche. They were also through the Hubbard Creek Country, and stole all the horses there. They were pursued by the citizens of Comanche, who report having encountered nine- teen Indians, they killed one and wounded others and killed and captured most of the horses taken from them. they pronounced them Comanche or Kiowa. He has been a citizen of the Frontier for eleven years, and has suffered as much, if not more than any one citizen from Indian Depredations, and having observed attentively the signs and indications, is satisfied that a more dangerous calamity hangs over the Frontier than ever, they are such as convince him, that a general and destructive attack will be made this spring, that this is but the precursor of other but more extensive and Destructive Raids, and he therefore calls upon you, in his own behalf and of the citizens of the Frontier to avert this calamity. This he feels it is his duty to do; and he yet trusts that something may be done, and that promptly through the frequent appeals which have been made seem to have been unheeded heretofore he cannot believe that you are so dead to the feelings of humanity, so blind to the welfare of the country as to permit this state of affairs to continue on the Frontier if within your power to prevent it. The people of the Frontier are aware, that owing to the peculiar condition of the country you are almost powerless to give them that re- lief they require and which you would otherwise extend to them, but you are the only one to whom they can appeal, and it is only through you or your instrumentality that they can ex- pect any protection. Not attributing their sufferings to any neglect on your part, they would still, as the only channel through which they can expect relief, ask you to let this sub- ject receive your early and serious attention and entreat you to do all you can to give them that protection, to which they are entitled. He refers you to Hon. John Hancock, John A. Green and Judge McFarland, who are personally acquainted with him and his family Very Respfy ISAAC MULLINS
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