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out with fatigue.
A singular custom, and one scarcely to be
imagined, even among savages.
WM. B. PARKER [Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, Historical and Statistical Information Respect- ing the History, Condition, and Prospects of the Indian Tribes of the United States, (6 Vols.; Philadelphia, 1851-1857), Vol. 5, pps. 682-685.]
No. 131 CENSUS OF TRIBES [March 14, 1855] 28. CENSUS OF THE TRIBES OF SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS IN 1854. W. B. PARKER. Comanche, men, women, and children __________________ ____10,000 Caddo ) Ioni ) men, women and children ______ 750 Anadarko ) Waco-men 65, women 88, children 72 ____________ ___ 205 Tawakoni-men 51, women 63, children 55 ___ 189 Wichita-men 80, women 112, children 122 ________ ___ 314 Biloxi, Paluxi-men, women, and children _____________ 60 Keechi-men (no count of women and children) _ __ 100 Quapaw-men (no count of women and children) _____ 25
11,643
Marek 14th, 1855 [Henry Rowt: Schoolcraft, Historical and Statistical Information Respect- ing the History, Condition, and Prospects of the Indian Tribes of the United States, (6 Vols.; Philadelphia, 1851-1857), Vol. 6, page 702.]
No. 132 LETTER FROM E. M. PEASE TO R. S. NEIGHBORS Executive Office Austin 16 March 1855
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