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TEXAS INDIAN PAPERS, 1860-1916
Nov'b 76
W J Maltby writes from Belle Plain that on 29th Indians stole 30 horses on bead of Pecan Bayou J. S. Harlan, writes from Breckenridge that, on 26th Indians stole as many as 100 horses in one night in Shackelford County. On 1st Indians attacked Smith, Parkin, & Hunt, returning from a Buffalo bunt. The party drove back the Indians Capturing 5 horses from them. S. R. Merritt Kerr Co Vol Mil Co writes that on 24th 8 or 10 Indians stole a number of horses on Bear Creek & killed Sam Speers & Isaac Kuntz. They then stole a number of horses about 10 mules from Kerrville & on their way to the Frio, stole some more horses & killed -- Allen. Geo. H. Grey Co Judge Kimble Co says of above raid that there were 13 Indians & that they got about 50 horses in Kimble Co Lt FM Mooore & 10 men Co D from Batt. from 24 to 30th on trail of above raiders to the head waters of the Medina- 12 horses picked up. Capt N. Coldwell & 10 men Co A front Batt. Scouting for Indians, struck trail on 31st as the Indians passed out behind the citizen Scout Citizens recaptured 40 horses. Lieut. G. W. Campbell Co. B frt Batt. reports that in Throckmorton Co.- J B Mathews bad 21 horses stolen by Mexican robbers-They were captured by U S troops at Fort Sill & 10 horses returned. Loss $550.00. On 3 Dec. Sergt Moore Co E front Batt. at- tempted to strike trail of 2 parties of 5 Indians each said to have stolen 30 horses from --Carter Wm Hudspeth, Co. Attorney Bandera Co writes that on 28th Dec. Indians Killed J M Phillips That on Jany 2. 77 a Mexican boy about 15 years old was captured alive by J B Hudspeth. Said boy was captured by Inds. when quite young & on raid above mentioned was lost from the party & in wandering about for something to eat, & as he says, also for a horse he was caught by Hudspeth. The boy Says he was with a party of Indians from Mexico. That on the Llano they killed a man & were pursued so closely
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