TEXAS INDIAN PAPERS, 1846-1859
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No. 135 LETTER FROM W E. J.ONES TO E. M. PEASE Austin 5 July 1855
Govr Pease,
The accompanying petition of citizens on the frontier has been brought here for your examination and action thereon at the request of the persons signing it.-Many more names would have been procured before submitting it to you but for the reasons stated below.- On Thursday night last a party of Indians visited the Ger- man settlement of Sisterdale on the Guadalupe River and killed some oxen belonging to Mr. Dressel- The settlements of Cur- ry's Creek and Blanco were notified of the fact on Friday-On Friday night they stole four mules from Mr. Rhodins who also resides at Sisterdale- all he owned- they were taken from his lot, after having been guarded by him until nearly da)'- On the same night and on Saturday night I think there is no doubt they were on Curry's Creek trying to get horses but as we had all been advertised of their presence in the country our houses were e·ither watched or locked up.- On Saturday night they visited the farm of Capt J. H. Cal- lahan on Blanco and shot some of his cattle- and their tracks were to be found on Sunday morning in the farms of Mr. Hines and Mr. Blasengame around their houses and in their gardens- On Sunday morning last the Rev. Mr. Rawls a resident Minster of the Gospel on his way to church on the Blanco, saw four Ind'ians near the Blanco-he thinks there can be no doubt of them being Indians- he looked at them good and upon their making a demonstration as he thought to pursue him he put spurs to his horse and ran off from them and he does not know whether they pursued him or not.- the nature of the country thro' which he ran obscured him immediately after he started- On Sunday night last I am perfectly confident they were around my home trying to get horses-- at the solicitation of my neighbors I left on Monday for this place- I am sorry to say that I do not think the settlements in that part of the frontier can stand much longer unless protection is
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