The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 36, July 1932 - April, 1933 Page: 148
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just had a fight with the Indians and killed some and took from
them some 50 odd horses
20 rode to Capt Peter Garlands [.] Indians yet in the country
taking all the horses running on Rush creek some on Ba [r]tons cr
21 rode to Chandler Roberts near Stephenville
22 got back home learned the Indians had taken my wifes and
Kossuths sadle nags and great many other horses and killed some 8
persons took two girls prisoners treated them very brutally and
turned them loose
23 went to Meridian where there was 20 men in wait for me
to take command of them to hunt Indians
24 attended church at Mr Kimbroes
25 at home writing this[.] Comp [any] rangers organised
under Lieut Walker to range above this - [county?]
26 Sunday[.] had considerable comp [any] [.] boys fixing
out for ranging
27 went in company with the rangers to Duf[f]au[.] sold to
R. F. Short horse and gun for $95.00 to Chafin large gun and
pistol for $140.00[.] met with Indian news on [the] Duf[f]au
the country seems to be full of them rob [b]ing & murdering
28 rod[e] to Dixon Walkers from Duf[f]au before breakfast
with Indian news[.] got company of five men and went on scout
to Beans gap
29 saw some Indian sign
March
1 lay in watch on the mountains near Beans gap
2 took 29 head of horses from the Indians killed beef to eat
3 yet in wait for Indians[.] [a] Comp [any] came over from
the Leon [and] told of great many Indians in the country killing
and plundering
4 Sunday drove some horses home by way of Cranfills [Gap]
5 at home[.] the Indians took good many of my horses
6 went to Lockers Mill saw three Indian scalps that was taken
by the crowd I left at Beans gap and another drove of horses none
[of] the boys got hurt
7 got back home exciting news 6 families killed on Hog creek
8 & 9 rode over the range to the Brasos looking after my
horses148
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Texas State Historical Association. The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 36, July 1932 - April, 1933, periodical, 1933; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth101093/m1/162/: accessed April 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.