TEXAS INDIAN PAPERS, 1846-1859
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War upon all people south of Red River, White and Red, Jacob then told him that he lived on the Brazos reservation, and showed him his pass that I gave him-neither party made fire for the night but watched each other-. About midnight they proposed to gamble with the Delaware but the Capt told him he had not come there to gamble, however, he had no objection to four men playing at a time and whilst they were playing the Delaware managed to cut three or four of their Bow Strings, half in two,-the Yamparika told his men that at daylight he should commence the fight, neither party slept during the night -just as day was breaking the Yamparika ordered his men to fire, but the Delaware understanding them, fired first, and killed four the first fire, and charged their camp killing three and wounding one, letting two escape to tell the news-they found on them a Black Cloth Coat Velvet Collar, also, one undershirt, striped, and from stains of Blood showed to have belonged to some white person killed by them.-they also found in their possessions a daguerreotype which I send you which may pos- sibly lead to the d'iscovery of who the man was they killed.- they brought in ten Head of Horses and mules and seven Scalps -they are going to have a scalp dance to day, our Indians are anxious to hear from you,-they say with Two Hundred Texians they can whip all of the Northern Indians-the shield belonging to the Yamparika had fifteen or twenty female scalps fastened to it-about half of which are white scalps, when I see you I will give you more of the particulars Yours verry respectfully S. P. Ross Special agt Texas Indians
No. 153 LETTER FROM J. R. BAYLOR TO R. S. NEIGHBORS
Brazos Agency Oct 7th 1855
Maj Neighbors
Dr Sir. I left all well at my agency and the Indians quiet and contented twenty four of Shanacos tribe came in and report that he will be in before long two men returned from
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