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I have the honor to be Very respectfully Your obedient servant J. HUBLEY ASHTON Agent & Counsel of per Coyle
No. 199 LETTER FROM J. W. SANSOM TO E. J. DAVIS
Hodges Mills Kendall Co. Tex 30 Apr. 1870
To His Excellency E. J. Davis Dear Governor
After Respects. I will inform you than on 15th April the Indians, or some other thieves stole two horses from Judge Jones. And attempted to steal from Len Nowlin but failed. They then proceeded to little Blanco six or 8 miles from where I live & stole 4 fine mules from a M. Wagoner. While I was at Austin they or some other thieves returned to Mr. Wagoner & stole the last horse Wagoner had. Also stole & killed six good horses from a Mr. Schmidt right near Wag- oners. They then returned to within a short distance from where I live & stole 2 & kiled 2 fine mules from Mr Kiniha-beesides other mischief. I saw several of the party of men who followed them, & they say that the signs are that Indians Moccosen tracks were seen-The horses were killed with arrows.
Your Servt & friend JOHN W. SANSOM
[E111/or.~ed] John W. Sansom Hodges Mills
Ken<lall County April 30th 1870 No answe1· reqd. Gov<'rnor E. J. Davis Aust Citty Texas
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