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TEXAS INDIAN PAPERS, 1860-1916
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No. 20 LETTER FROM D. WALKER TO SAM HOUSTON Camp Corner Aprile 5th 1860 His Excellency Sam Houston Sir The indians is in a gain Stealing and murdering as usial, got a small lot of horses. Murdered a man by the name of Cross and made good ther escape Sum others get in.. the man Manskar, Has lost the horses, withe ten other men got the trail in the morning, rt1n them till late in the eavning, came up with them.. 14 in no. gave them battle. . lost one of ther nombers a man Named Cross the other ten saved them selves by le.wing ther horses saddles and bridles and jumping off a high bank in a ravine. Came to my camp a bout eight miles a foot and bare headed. you may no tierd [know tired] fourteen of the boys started to the sean of blud arived in the night carried the ded body to a hous skelpt and stript of all but his shirt and socks I was out on a scout at the time.. in the moming the boys my first sargent at ther head returned to the battle Field. . took ther trail folowd them two days up the Leon ther horses being rode down on simerly [similar] Trips ware bound to stop. . from the sign on the trail wheare they stopt and lay down the boys thought 4 of them ware wounded blud being where they lay down. got two of the horses they stole one bludy the other kild skelpt and wright eye puld out. he being one of the horses Manskar rode when filing [fleeing] My first sergant has lost his father his mother being in a helpless condition neads him at home he begs your Exc~llancy to gave me power to discharge him from the serves and elect a nother in his place I hope your Exellancy will gra[n]t his petisheon He is a fine young man and I know his mother neads his help Capt Hall is in my camp on his way down in fine Helth
Yours Fraturnal DIXON WALKER Lewtenant Comnd Bosque County Raingers
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