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No. 50
LEITER FROM J. D. BLAIR TO PETER H. BELL
Spice Wood Springs
January 12th 1850
D Sir
These lines will be handed you by Mr. Delkins as we are all well The principal news I have to Communicate you is that the Indians are becoming very troublesome in our vicinity. they have stolen all of Mr. John Taylors and Mrs. Lawlers Horses and have Kild several of his Cattle and Hogs last week they Stole Forty head of Horses from John at the Falls of the Brasos. The Indians went up Elmer Creek to the head and cross the Leon at the mouth of Cow house and pased Mr. Taylors on Cow house Tuesday morning in sight - I heard last Knight from an officer who was traveling from Austin to Towash Station that Satturday last the Indians came in on Willeys Creek and drove of forty head of Horses and yesterday moring be twean hear and Georgetown who was traveling on in this direction Indians are sean by some person every day. We have address a petition to Govr Bell for relief he is the only source we have for protection and if something is not done by him and that shortly I am inclined to think our promising settlements will be brook up we are not able to furnish an out fit for Company ourselves We have but few Horses that would. answer for running Indians but we all are willing to do what we can I want you to See Govr Bell and reppresent our criticale Situation and I have every Confidence that he will do every thing in his power as Executive to give us Sucer, we wish a com- pany of Rangers to range be twean Hamiltons Valley and Leon Station Col Montgomery Comd of Leon Station told me the other day that he had not the Mounted Men at his station, his are all Infantry and but few mounted and those that are mounted are not learnt how to ride a horse. If Montgomery had the men and a protection for the Leon We havent heard yet whether we are to have a new County or not. I have been Expecting every pasing of the mail some
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