TEXAS INDIAN PAPERS, 1860-1916
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Sir,
I reply to your circular inquiring whether there have been any raids made by Indians in this County I have the honor to inform you that there have been none since the date you mention.
Very Respectfully JAMES J. NIX elk. Dist. Court Starr County.
[Endo,·sed] Rio Grande City Tex. June 18, 1870 James J. Nix Rel. to Indian Raids.
No. 206 REPORT FROM W. A. MORRIS TO J. P. NEWCOMB Montague Texas June 20th AD 1870
Honorable James P. Newcomb Austin Texas Sir:
Enclosed you will find a list of Part of the Indian depredations committed in this County. I have about all the names of those that were killed and captured but the property that have been taken, I have not got one tenth of it. The people have been run from this Country, (by the Indians) so much, and are so scattered every where so that it is impossible to give a correct Statement. So I will send you a few statements as they have been made to me. As to the number of Indian Raids in this County, since the close of the War, it would more than average one raid every Light Moon. And they taken more or less Horses every time. We need protection here very bad. And if you should want a company organized in this County for the purpose of Frontier protection, I will be ready and willing to assist. Yours Respectfully W. A. MORRIS
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