Indian Papers of Texas and the Southwest, Vol. III

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TEXAS INDlAN PAPERS, 1846-1859

To his Excellency P. H. Bell Govenor of the State of Texas Your petitioners the undersigned Citizens of Lime- stone County would respectfully represent to your Excellency. That at present and for a long time past this and the adjoining counties (and particularly upon the Navasota) have been in- fested by parties of Indians principally belonging to the Caddo, Ioni Anadarko and Delaware tribes. Who have as we believe intruded themselves into our Settlements without any authority whatever freequent and greevious Complaints are made by our Citizens against said Indians on account of their steeling our horses Killing our Cattle and hogs burning the praries woods and etc. To the end therefore that we may be secure in the pos- sess'ion of our property and that peace and tranquillity may agan be restored to our settlements. We petition Your excellency to Make an order Authcrizing and requiring the officers at Ft. Graham and Ft. Worth to cause said Indians to be immediately remooved above the line of said Forts and to prevent any further encroachments by them in to our settlements and as in duty bound your petitioners will ever pray and etc Pet Names Pet Names J. 0. LYNCH SAM MOORE JOHN T. BENNETT B. D. MCKIE RILEY H. ROLAND L . C. PLEASANTS H C W ALICER THOS. BELL H B WALKER D. H. MCGARY A. F. Moss JOHN Cox THOMAS TOWNES JAMES W BENNETT JOHN WALKER JOSEPH H. BIGGS WM HORN F. M. POWELL B W MADDOX THOS. GALAWAY W H BENNETT ALFONSO STEELE L J ADAMSON H. H. HOLLY. A. S. VINZANT JOHON. ANGLIN JAMES THOMPSON JAMES MINO JOHN THOMPSON CARSON B JAMES E. B. DAVIS J K STERDE C. A. BROWN W A BURNS G. W. JACKSON WILE!\I ANGLIN W W OLIVER JESSE STEWART RC. WELLS J. W. ROGERS H. H. HALL PEYTON PARKER F C. OLIVER H JACKSON

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