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No. 152
LETTER FROM THOS. R. CARMACK TO GoVERNOR [JANUARY 7, 1858]
Head Quarters of
Lieut Thos H. Carmacks
To his Excellency the Governor of Texas I herewith transmit to your Excellency my official report as lieut of the ranging company of Erath and Palapinto Countys I hereby notafy you that I have been out on the look out for In- dians ever since my last report to you. I received notice the In- dians were in the settlements stealing horses. I am imediately started to intercept the Indians on their return but falling in a head of the Indians and before we could organize other points and get back the Indians had passed the point where we had first examined and we then pursued after them but having to pass through a boggy portion of country our horses became so ex- hausted that we were unable to overtake the Indians and I dis- covered that they pushed the horses verry had after they found my Rangers horses trail I am satisfied they had men and fresh horses placed a long upon the trail to help them push the horses through. I think there should be at least 3 hundred men put upon the frontier and I would be glad to have an order to fill out my company a full company. There was as near as could be ascer- tained about 125 or 150 head of horses taken, valuable american horses besides valueable cattle killed and not used besides what they did use they also killed some good citizens. 3 are known to be killed on the highway and one by 13 or 14 years old taken a prisoner and taken off also a woman is supposed to be taken on the Leon River one valueable Negro man was wounded. I will make a more full report in a few days as I am in great hast in making this out. I send it by Col. John Forbes as he is on rode for Austin.
THOS R. CARMACK Lieut & Co
this 7th day of Jan A. D. 1858
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