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73 self destruction, but upon second thoughts, shot himself in the leg, hurried into San Antonio reporting that the Comanches had shot him. The young lady on being made acquainted with the real state of the affair, was so ashamed of him that she cut him.

[Addition in pencil:]  Introduce here Sherrif

 Major Howard was kind enough to conduct me to the court house in the plaza and give me an account of the fight with the Comanches there in March 1840. By some this occurrence has been called a "Massacre" by others as a most just measure. I will not comment upon the particular but give the official document connected with it, Vide History of the Comanches
  There are a few Comanche children in San Antonio; on asking one, a boy who was assisting a stone mason in the [?plaza?] how & when he came there, he replied, pointing to the court house "My father was killed there"; but, he appeared gay and happy.

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