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To
His Excellency, H. R. Runnels,
Governor of Texas, Austin.
No. 230 LETTER FROM R. BRADFUTE
"Weatherford Texas" "March 4th 1859"
"Capt" "I have made all enquiry about the movements of the Citi- zens against Your Indians that I could. From the information that I can gather, an assemblage of Citizens will be on the 20th of this month on Bartons Creek or in the vicinity of that country. I understand-that preparation have been on foot for some time preparing provision for fifteen days from and after that time. This you must understand is from hear say, yet I think mixed up with a good deal of facts, which is arrived at from allusions. My opinion is that you had best take every precaution to protect your Indians at the same time it will be some days before you will have any trouble if any. I shall make a report to Gen Twiggs as soon as I get to Dallas. I think that I will return from Dallas if I can hear any thing more certain. The people are much excited on the subject & I think from false reports said to have eminated from the Indians on your reserve to the effect that one of their Chiefs said in Waco that if those persons who committed that outrage upon the Indians were not given up he had & would drink white mans blood again. (Signed) DR. R. BRADFUTE
No. 231 LETTElt FROM JOHN BOURLAND TOH. R. RUNNELS
Gainesville March 4 1859
His Excellen<'y I 1. H. Runnels Gon~r of the State of Texas Dr Si1·
I ha,·e not as ~·et reC'd any ,·,immunication from rou, though I lia,·e expel'led one for many days whic:h has had a lcndcney to
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