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BRF&c (H ) 1867

Meredian Bosque County
June 22 1867

Howard Phillip
SAC

Reports the extreme bitterness & outrages perpetrated. Mrs Rosa Hamilton murdered 18th May in Johnson Co by her brother in law Mack Hamilton & robbed. He is still lurking around, with 4 men threatening lives of others. On the 1st man named _ "Sellers" murdered a good Texas Union man named Isaac Ross. Politics being the cause. Ed. Page was with "Sellers" & held his horse while he murdered the man. On the 2d a (fd) called out of his house and shot by "Page & Kelley, one ball thru the neck, & one thro' the shoulder. alive three days ago, had reported "Page" to SAC for division of cotton and horse shot. Civil authorities pretending to take part in arrest but at heart they do nothing. Terrible state of affairs.

Recd S or T. June 29th 1867