Indian Papers of Texas and the Southwest, Vol. IV

TEXAS INDIAN PAPERS, 1860-1916

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and no district clerk Mr Adair the Clerk apptd [appointed] by me having moved to Parker County. The truth is general, that no competent men can be got to hold office in that County. No effort of mine consistent with my official duty has been wanting to have all the matters referred to by you rigidly investigated. Nor shall such complaints be justly urged against me while I remain in office. I organized a Grand Jury at Montague but could not get a Pettit Jury- I failed to get a Grand or pettit near here five negroes out of the few householders having declined to take the test oath. After the ordinary mode had been tried by the regular venires and by [illegible] a special Ve. Fa. was issued for forty men and th~ sheriff's instructed to summon men,who it was believed could take the oath; seven out of the forty sum- moned took it. Two days had been spent in fruitless efforts to make a jury (only one man of the regular venires for Grand and Petit Juries having taken the oath it was deemed useless by me for myself and the officers of the Court to make further ef- fort- Court will adjourn to-day (Saturday). I beg to assure you that all that I can do officially and per- sonally will be done to sustain your administration while it continues as free from blame partisanship or prejudice as hith- erto and at present. I still hope for better times after recon- struction. I think it will be a seattering of the fire brands and that returning reason and increasing conser[v]atism in the masses will restore much of the old faith and harmony of by gone days With renewed assurances of regard I remain

Faithfully Yours H. G. WEAVER

[Endorsed] Gainesville

June 8th 1867

Judge Weaver Report of official Conduct in Jack

County affair-

Ex. sent to Gen Griffin-June 20th 1867

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