Indian Papers of Texas and the Southwest, Vol. V

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Capt Jno Henry Brown Commanding

State Police Troops.

John Henry Brown Report for Various Matters 14th Jany 1860

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No. 268 LETTER FROM JOHN J. Goon TO H. R. RUNNELS

John J. Good Attorney at Law Dallas, Texas Gov H R Runnels Austin Tex Dear Sir

Dallas Tex Sept 22nd/59

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I have just reached home from the Collin County and hasten to communicate the intelligence of Indian depredations reecived at that point from Judge Evans of Cook County. A party of Indians (Number not known) moved a due west upon Cooke & Montague Counties on last friday week disperately wounding Judge E, Negro woman who has since died and ran off between 60 and 100 head of fine American horses. A party of about 30 men went in pursuit a few hours after the invasion left following them to the crossing on Red River but a sudden rise prevented them from crossing. From the statements of Mr. Fergson the people are satisfied the Indians were Caddo and on making up a expedition to go after the stolen property about the middle of next month. Their inten- tion is to pursue a specific course and recover the property with- out difficulty, if possible but the force is to be sufficient to com- pel a compliance with their demands if necessary. About 5 or 600 men will be raised to rendezvous at Scant- lings Store in Cook County on the 17th ult. From the trails made by the Reserve Indians before they left and the news passed accounts of outrages upon the plains the

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