This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: HAMNER, WORRALL, Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/HlB.2ACI/1021.1 Message Board Post: Texas State Gazette Travis County, Texas May 21, 1859 The people of Jack county appear to have held a meeting and passed resolutions. These re-affirm their resolutions of 25th Dec., that all Indians found off the Reserve would be killed, and they endorse the actions of the Rangers in killing the above Indian. The following will indicate their future action: "7th: That if the U.S. officers had manifested half the interest, promptness and energy, in pursuing the Indian perpetrators of the various murders and outrages, which have been committed on our citizens, that they have in this instance, our difficulties would long since have ceased. "8th. That we proceed to arrange all our available men into Minute Companies to be ready at all times to take their assigned places whenever the necessity may arrive. "9th. That we call on our sister counties to give us immediate assistance by organizing companies and marching to our immediate relief. "10th. That Capt. H.A. HAMNER be appointed to the command of the forces of Jack county. Each and every resolution unanimously adopted. "J.R. WORRALL, Chmn." The following is the letter of the Captain of the Ranger Company which killed the Indian Jacksboro, May 8th, 1859 Dear Union: — Our Rangers killed an Indian yesterday in this county at 1 o'clock P.M. The proof is positive that he belonged to the Lower Reserve; at 8 o'clock P.M. (a said to be) Dep. United States Marshal, at the head of 20 soldiers and 90 Indians made a demand of the citizens of this town to surrender the Rangers. The citizens replied they were not here. They then left swearing they would have them. Today the county met en masse, adopting resolutions — a copy I here transmit. Nearly ever man in the county was here — by far the greatest turn out ever witnessed in this county. Among the letters I send you taken from the Indians, was the scalp of a white child We want help immediately, from the frontier counties; can we get it? I think so, there are over 80 men under arms here and will remain under arms till our sister counties respond. I have sent expresses to several counties — I am sure we will make no flash this time. Respectfully, H.A. HAMNER