The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 32, July 1928 - April, 1929 Page: 94

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God knows how it is I want to see the Rogues punished- but
,should like to see it done by Law if it can be done by Law-28
Tuesday the 6th July the hottest day this summer Thermometer
near dark 90. degs. in the shade- the Examining Court Met &
adjourned till thursday the 8th all hands went out to J. R. Clute's
wedding
Wednesday the 7th weather same as yesterday, no news, all the
persons said to be engaged in hanging willis are in Town, under
the charge of Sheriff Rusk-
Thursday the 8th weather same as yesterday mail from East-
means refused to be tried on account of the great exitement in
milam. a man named Lewis Killed an other named
[blank] the Court met here to day, and a kind of compromise was
made. the accused party acknowledged that all the Dursts were
innocent as regards the knowledge of the Stealing in their neigh-
bourhood, all entered into Bond to appear at the next District
Court- Ex governor Runnels arrived in Town from the west, has
many friends here- (wonder what he came to Texas for?) 2
Friday the 9th Excessively hot, broke my Thermometer, very
sorry for it- Mrs Mangum died this morning after a very short
illness, several persons sick- so far thank god none of my familie
is sick- I hape we may escape this year- wrote to Bennett
Blake
Saturday the 10th July Weather as usual, looked like we would
have a Shower in the Evening but no go- felt very unwell and
did not go up to the Office all day, mails arrived & opened by my
Deputy brought nothing from west nor north, Mrs. Mangum was
burried this afternoon
Sunday the 11 weather warm stayed at home all day, felt not
well-
Monday the 12th Send off mail, Mr Holland is sick, three of
the Family of Col Raguet sick, as yet we are all well exept myself
& I am not sick enough to keep the Bed
"For an account of this Shelby County war see Middleton, John W.,
History of the Regulators and Moderators and the Shelby County War in
1841 and 1842 in the Republic of Texas (Fort Worth, 1883); also Roberts,
O. M., The Shelby War in the Texas Magazine, August, 1897, 49-57.
29iram G. Runnels, governor of Mississippi, 1833-35. He settled in
Brazoria County in 1842. Mississippi Official and Statistical Register,
1908, 134-6.

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