Indian Papers of Texas and the Southwest, Vol. IV

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TEXAS INDIAN PAPERS, 1860-1916

Col D R Gurley

Adjantant Gen

Austin Texas

Dear Sir Your communication dated Adjt Gen office Austin June 5th 1867 come to hand a day or two ago and contents duly noted and in reply I have to say that the Circular letter addressed by his Excellency to County Judges never come to hand. I will immediately proceed to get such information in regard to Indian depredations as soon as posible, I think that I will be able to forward a full record of all damages done by Indians and Indian depredations in the course of two weeks The Indians have not been troublesome in this county this spring probably owing to there being attracted by the immence droves of beef Cattle that are crossing the plains from the frontier counties to the different territories Mr Adams a beef drover driving beef Cattle from this frontier to Fort Sumner and to Denver City has lately lost on the plains between the head of the Concho River and the Pecos River three large droves of beef Cattle in which there was about four thousand head of Beef Cattle which were captured by the Indians and about two thousnad of said beeves were purchased in this county on a credit which will be a serious loss to the stock raisers of this county, and nearly every drove of Cattle that attempt to cross the plains are captured by the Indians which will cut off the Stock raisers of the frontiers from a market for their beef Cattle

I am very respectfully Your Obt Svt W. C. BILLINGSLY

County Judge LI. C.

[Endorsed] Llano, Texas June 24th 1867. Co. Judge

In regards to his Report of Indian Depredations

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