Dr. Roger Griffin's LONE STAR HISTORY LINKS, links to some Texas history primary source documents on the Internet, is now sponsored by the Texas State Historical Association.

http://www.tshaonline.com/lshl/texhisdocs.html

Dr. Griffin has linked to two batches of primary documents transcribed in my 1,022-page book.

1) http://www.tshaonline.com/lshl/texhisdocs08i.html
............see the last entry on this page, "ca. March 3, 1864"

34 petitioners from Mason, Menard, McCulloch, San Saba, Llano, Kimble, and Gillespie Counties to J. B. Barry requesting protection from Indian depredations. ..Displayed are three pages from THE BOURLAND PAPERS.

2) http://www.tshaonline.com/lshl/texhisdocs08k.html
............go about 1/4 way down the page to "January 1, 1865"

Samuel Pearson Newcomb. Diary entries, January 1-February 2, 1865. ..At the time of these entries, 120 people were forted up at Fort Davis in Stephens County TX on the Clear Fork of the Brazos River.

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The above links to:

http://www.bourlandcivilwar.com/Petitioners.htm
and
http://www.bourlandcivilwar.com/Diary1865.htm

Patti, prochette@Juno.com