Memoirs tell of Indian fighting, horse stealing, raids of white settlements, and scalping and other atrocities on both sides. He describes life as it was in Fannin County under the constant terror of attack (typescript, 55 pages), 1838-1845
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
These memoirs cover the time period 1837 to 1845 and tell of Indian fighting, horse stealing, raids of white settlements, and scalping and other atrocities on both sides. He describes life as it was in Fannin County under the constant terror of attack. Excerpts from the Memoirs were published in the 'Bonham News' in the 1880s. The collection is a typescript carbon made from a copy loaned to J. Evetts Haley by Ashley Evans of Bonham in 1933.
Dates
- Creation: 1838-1845
Creator
- From the Collection: Simpson, J. P. (John P.) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.10 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the East Texas Research Center Repository
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