TEXAS INDIAN PAPERS, 1860-1916
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No. 178 LETTER FROM J. W. SPEER TOE. M. PEASE Blanco July 7th 1868 His Excelency the Governor of Texas
I am ordered by the Honorable Police Court now in Session at Blanco To inform you of an Indian Raid in this and Comal County The Indians Variously Estimated at from 25 to 50 in number came down the Guadalupe River (as is Su- poserl) the first that was seen of them was about 15 or 20 miles due South of Blanco C. H. at least 20 miles farther into the Settlements than they have keen Known to come for 15 years an yesterday morning the Bodys of Mr W. J. Shepherd and his wife (a daughter of Mr W. R. Huckabee) and the Child of Mr Shepherd was found dead murdered and scalped an the trail of the Indians the Bodys were Striped and the Childs head cut off and found Some distance from its body the bodys had lain from Thursday noon until yesterday mon<lay morning about 7 miles South East of Blanco Court House Mr Shepherd had been shot with a rifle or Six Shooter through the bodv Mrs Shepherd was shot with two arrows ing the back cne cornrning our in the breai:;t There is also a son of Mr Huckabee about 14 or 15 years old that was with Shepherd and family that is Either Killed or been carried away by the Indians as he can not be found This raid has caused a great Excitement in our County and other Reports are Comeing in that a large body of Indians have been in Kendall County on the west side of Guada- lupe It is further Requested by the Said Court that your excelency inform the military of the facts as above and take Such Step as you may See proper to aford us Some pro- tection against these savages by order of the court of Bhmco County· Texas JNO W. SPEER Clk Co. Ct. Blanco Co. [Endorsed] Blanco Co No. 1!1
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