The Fall of Parkers Fort : Belton, Texas : ms. S, 1886.

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The Fall of Parkers Fort : Belton, Texas : ms. S, 1886.

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An early draft of the first chapter of DeShield's Cynthia Ann Parker, The Story of Her Capture (St. Louis, 1886), the preface of which is dated at Belton May 19, 1886; the Ms. is dated and signed by DeShields. Relates the experience of those who in 1834 established Parker's Fort in what became Limestone County, and in 1836 were attacked by Comanches and Kiowas; one of the captives, Cynthia Ann Parker, became the mother of the celebrated Comanche chief, Quanah Parker.

Originals : 18 leaves ; 32 cm.Copies : partial microfilm reel (10 exposures) : negative (Rich. 117:18) and positive.

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