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the children, and Mrs Yeary. the indians made the attack on the houses, Mrs Yeary succeeded in geting the doors closed raising the alarm, after she had received a severe wound from an arrow, the Cap- tain and his boys with their hoes rushed on the indians with such fury that notwithstanding their superior numbers and the advantages they had in arms they were compelld to retreat after wounding severely Capt and all his force, and having many severe woun[ds] inflicted with the old mans hoes on their own party - many campains were per- formed against the indians, in the course of the five years, but with · partial success a party commanded by Capt John Hart, defeated one party of the indians on the west fork at one time, and, another party commanded by James Bourland fell in with and defeated a camp of indians, a party commanded by John B Denton defeated another camr of indians at another time at each of which times several indians were slain, but the most severe defeat was inflicted by the command of Genl E H Tarrant in May 1841 - or 2, on the west fork of Trinity. all the cornfields on Trinitv were broken up the indian bands driven to the Brazos and Red _:River and many of their principal warriers slain, John B Denton ::lain on the part of the whites, and Mjr Stout wounded It would be impoi,sible to recollect all the persons killed on sd frontier in the course of the five years of war. but among them was Washburn, Keathl?/, Kemip, Garner Club, Moody, Mrs Hunter and . Children to gether with them theretofore mentioned and many others not now recalled Several negroes have been killed by [them] and it is a strange fact that not one negro has ever attempted to escape from his master, in order to join the indians at one time in the year 38. the population had dwindled by re- movals and deaths to not more than 100 men, less than half their No at a former date. But the population has now increased to some S or 700 men, the county now produces cotton wheat, Tobacco. and in- dian corn in great abundance, during the present winter say 43 and 44. up to the 15th Jany more than 200 families have emigrated to the county of Fannin, Fannin County is 60 miles in width from N to S. and say 300 miles in length from E to W. all given in contracts to colonies and to indians except 50 miles in width by 80 miles in len[gth] [Endorsed] Information from Doctr. Rowlett on the Red River No. 2427 [184--'? AGUSTIN?] BARRERA, [SAN ANTONIO DE BEXAR? TEXAS] A list of Mexicam: who fell in the Alamo with Travis. A.? D. 2 p. Including appended note of Lamar reg-arding the murder of Flacco by Ja[me]s P. Ravis in 1842; names illegible.
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