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To. H. R. Runnels,
Govenor of The State of Texas
No. 243 LETTER FROM JOHN HENRY BROWN TO GOVERNOR H. R. RUNNELS Additional Facts On Wednesday, the 16th, after chasing Cruger, they made a brush at two well armed men, who kept them off. Soon after they killed a young man named O'Neil, 1 m west of here, and then traveled towards Lampasas about 12 miles, dropping the two little girls while on a run, killing numerous cows and horses and driving off few or none. Three small parties first in pursuit not yet heard from. I went on a false alarm on Friday, but we found and buried O'Neil. The Indians generally wore hats & either coats or shirts, and scalped neither one of the four killed. The various details as written by myself will appear in the Independent of next Saturday.
JNO. HENRY BROWN
Belton
March 22/59
No. 244 LETTER FROM JOHN HENRY BROWN TO GOVERNOR H. R. RUNNELS Belton, March 22, 1859 Gov. Runnels- Dear Sir: Herewith I enclose you very briefly additional facts about the Indian depredations in this county; but will send you our next paper containing full details prepared by myself. The fact of no scalps being taken, so much stock killed and so few taken off, leads to the belief that they were Reserve Indians; and the feeling of our best citizens, though tempered by reason, is much aroused on the subject. If the proof were positive or should become so, this feeling will lead to a concerted attack on the Reserves, probably from Bell to Palo Pinto. Without reliable
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