Indian Papers of Texas and the Southwest, Vol. IV

TEXAS INDIAN PAPERS, 1860-1916

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your Excellency may send, or favor them with, and especially the masses, who are the suffered.

Respectfully yr. obt. servts. N. W. BATTLE F. L. DENISON JAMES M. NORRIS

[Endorsed] N. W. Battle

F. L. Denison & Jas M. Norris Hamilton Nov 13/60 Respecting Indian troubles

No. 35 LETTER FROM W. W. 0. STANFIELD TO SAM HOUSTON Jacksboro Texas Dec 5th, 1860 Excelency Sam Houston Dear Sir

I addressed a note as best I was capible last spring in relation to our difficulties. I was in Austin last June where I was in hopes I should meet you but faild as you was at that time from home and a-gain I take the liberty to address you as an old friend of 1836, as you will see from a petition sent you this morning by a no of our Citizens that since the withdrawal of a Col Johnsons force from the frontier the Indians are again amongst us and what is to be the result I am unable to say this day a week ago we buried five that was killed in the most sav- age like manner that I have ever herd of there was on old lady 65 years of age shot thrnugh with an arrow and the balance were children I suppose from one to 12 year old murdered withe a lance and beat withe rocks some of them cut in as high as 14 different places there is now five that was lanced in many blaces [places] in different parts of the body and otherwise bruised that it is thout will get will amongst them in a Mrs. Gage that in the worst brused human being I have ever saw they started off withe two young ladies and a boy after getting some quarter of a mile from the House they threw the young ladies off of t

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