Indian Papers of Texas and the Southwest, Vol. V

69 the Subject we in duty bound as your fellow citizens will ever pray This is the 12th Jany 1850 SMITH

JAMES SHINARD JOHN TAYLOR (Cow house) JOHN TAYLOR (Lampas JOHN PATE (Cow house WILSON LANBE (Cow house) JOSEPH WHEET

WM B. SMITH JAMES GREEN JOEL D. BLAIR JAMES K. BLAIR SOLOMON BLAIR REACE MORRELL JOHN MORRELL JOHN ROBERTS

JAMES D. WHEET CHARLES CURTIS DANIEL SINCLAIR

WM ROBERTS JAMES CROSS RILEY CROSS JACKSON NEIGHBORS ELIJAH RIKENS JAY CHALK WILLIAM KARNES GEORGE KARNS

JOHN BOWEL E. L. MICHNY PRIOR CHILDERS MELVILLE WILKINSON WILSON WHITE THOMAS TRIMMER BURK MILES L. BRYANT

Petition of Citizens

[Endorsed:]

to Governor Bell, praying protection from

Indians on waters of Brazos January 12th, 1850

No. 52 LETTER FROM GEO. DEAS TOP. H. BELL

Head Quarters, 8th Dept. San Antonio Jan 14th 1850

Governor:

I am instructed by General Brooke to inform you that intel- ligence has been received from Fredericksburg which leaves no doubt that the murders which were committed on the 27th Ul- timo, in the neighborhood of Castroville, were the acts of a party of Wichita Indians. Captain Steele, with his company of 2nd Dragoons is to pro- ceed immediately in the direction which these savages have

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