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their homes in the fall of 35 for the young Republic, and having spent the whole winter on the WAY about the same-time 1st of March 36, Jaleoz Fitzgerald; and Mark, R. Roberts; crossed the Red River at the Fort- Lawson landing from Tennessee. which 7 families in a short time moved up Red River on the Texian side until about the first of April 36 D Slack settled on the lower side of and near to Bois D Arc, Creek, and the other 6 families passed up into what is now Fannin County, in which at that time was 2 men by the name of Westbrook. Johnston 1 Jay and one Quillin most of whom left imediately, and Thomas January Charles Smith and 2 Dugans and one Russell moved into sd Territory, and about the 10th of May 36. there was an organ- ization of all the men in sd bounds into a militia company - imedi- ately after the organization of sd Company which was at the resiaence of J Rowlett, a party of sd Company, or detachment commanded by sd Rowlett consisting of five meri passed up Red- River for the pur- pose of holding talks with the Indians there residing along sd River, and on the 12th of May 1836, discoverd a fresh Indian trail passing to the North, which was imediately followd to the River where was found a party of Kikapoo, Indians, who upon an examination informd us that the whites had whiped the Mexicans, that the horses of the mexicans, were all sick, and the Mexicans were leaving Texas, n~ver to return on reaching Shawneetou·n where li,ed about 30 warriers, they were found to be peaceble, and among them was Jim Logan, who had been educated at the great crossing of Elkhorn Scott County Kentucky with whom sd Rowlett was ·acquainted, and after some friendly con- versation on the subject of the death of the father of Jim Logan, a Shawnee Chief who lived in the family of Judge Logan in Kentucky during the indian wars in that country, and who lost his life in fight- ing by the side of James Sugget in the Blackswamp in October or November 1812. Jim Logan got out his flute presented to him by Richd M Johnson and performd a few of his favorite tunes. Prom- isd peace and friendship, the party then proceeded to the henil of Trin- ity, where they fell in and, conversed with a party of Cado Indians, who were travelling to the North when we first saw them. but on be- ing requested by us, they changed their course and promised to visit the north noman [sic] until thev were informd by the whites that they might do so in peace, the party then passed to the head waters of Bois- D Arc where a man by the name of Dugan, and another by the name of Russell had maile an attE>mpt to settle but their vacated camps, anil their trail in a direction for the settlements on Red River were all that was left behind them, on the 17th the detachmE>nt l'Pn,-.hed the crossing on the Bois D Arc at the residence of Carter F. Oli:fft, where they met a:ll the settlers on the Red-River, who then augmented the company found on the J 0th uniter the command of Rowlett to 57 - previous to that time it had been 17 only, a detachment from sd com- pany was sent out to see to the disposition of the Indiam; on our bor- der occasionallv with 01·ilers to trPat a 11 the inili:ms with QTNt.t rau- tion, until the· 18th of July 36. when the sd RowTett Lock and Slack left sd settlements for the hend-auarfors of the armv of Tex11s then at or near victoria, and sd County and all the frontier settlements remand in the most perfect peare until sometime in may 37 at which
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