Jose Melchor Sanchez Navarro at Soledad to Sor. Prevdo. Dn. Jose Miguel Sanchez Navarro. Writes that that day at 3 A. M. he received news from the overseer of sheep that on Sunday the 19th, the Indians killed two shepherds and carried off two boys; is in despair as there are no troops there and no defense available; on all sides are heard laments of robbery and death, 1817, January 25:

Jose Melchor Sanchez Navarro at Soledad to Sor. Prevdo. Dn. Jose Miguel Sanchez Navarro. Writes that that day at 3 A. M. he received news from the overseer of sheep that on Sunday the 19th, the Indians killed two shepherds and carried off two boys; is in despair as there are no troops there and no defense available; on all sides are heard laments of robbery and death, 1817, January 25:, Box: 1, Item: 2877. Sánchez Navarro Collection of Documents for a History of Texas and Coahuila, 30605850. Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin. https://archives.lib.utexas.edu/repositories/4/archival_objects/301563 Accessed September 27, 2026.