Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-01-08
I.iler from Mrs. R. 3. Blinn.
,t., swbseQUent Death at the Hands
Of Her indian CnptOrs,

n, e,llbwing lettrr recently received, was
..a,ep by Mrs. chaUA BLISS one month after
- ssp,ure By the Indians. Il seems to have
Seen Writtea in answer TO a communication Of
,,oue hind frvrn one uf our officers. The place
q, which Il was written Is not stated
SATURDAY, November Z, sGs.
Rtyp FRIEND Whoever you may be, / thank
v,u for yonr kindness 10 the and my child
N,a want me to let you know my wishes. if
,,,n could only buy US Of the Indians, with po'
nus or anything and let me come and stay
with YOU until could get word TO my friends,
thev yrould nav you, and would work aud do
III could for you. IL It is not too Ear to their
camp aud you are not afruid 70 come, | pray
nat ynu will try.
Tbsy tell me, as near as can understand
,hey expect traders 20 come, aud they viii sell
ms 10 them. Can you find out by this man. aud
let me know II il is White men Ii il is Next
cans I am afraid they would sell Us into slav-
sry IN Mexico III you can do nothing for me,
write N W. T. Harrington, Ottawa, Franklin
County, KansRs-my father. Tell linn we are
With the Cheyennes, and they say wnen the
white men make peace we can 60 hom5. Tell
him 10 write 70 the Governor of Kansas about H.
and for them to make peace. Seud this TO him
We were taken on the 9th oC Ooiuber, ON the
Arkansas, below Fort Lyon, Can't tell whether
th~y killed my husband or not. Me name Is
Mrs Clara Blinn. Nv littlr buy, Willie Biinu,
istwo years old Do all you can for me write
d The Peace Commissioners TO make peace this
Fall. For nur sakes do all you eau, and God
will bless YOU. # yuu can let me hear fr1m
you again, let me know what you think abvNtiL
Write 70 nv father. Sepd him this Goodbye
MRs. II. +. BIdNN.
lam as wen as can BE- expected, bul my baby
Is very weak.
The latest accounts contain The sal int III
Reuce that Mrs, BLiSE was Killed by her cap
tors just prior TO CusTAR's battle with The In
diaus, on the 9Th Of November last. 'a
The Associated Press dispatches say that
General SnERMAN has received letter from
General SBEmDAS, dated Font Cobb, December
10, noting his arrival at that post the day pre-
vious, with General CrsTAR' Is Seventh Cavalry, |
and ten companies of the Nineteenth kansas
Cavalry, in all about fifteen hundred mon.
auERrpAs spent one day on CusrAH's battle. |
field, and found the bodies Of Major ELLIOTT |
and sixteen soldiers also, the bodies of Mrs. |
BhiSN and child. Mrs. liLISN had been shot
through the forehead, and the childs brains
dashed out against tree
The recital is one of horror, and makes the
blood run cold. Aud yet there are soma old
grsudmothcrs in Congress, who raise their |
hands in holy horror, when they hear Of an In
dian meeting bis just deserts. CnIvINGToS was |
denounced by these good old souls for the Sand
Greek battle, several years since, aud CrsrAR
now shares the same denuuciatiou. For our
part We believe both these massacres," as
tLoy are called, to have been the Lords good
work and we should deem il a matter Of reoic-
ing to see war Of determination waged ngaiust
the entire Indian race. II is the only efficient
for our emgrants against these say
age ragabonds.