GeoCoords:
Latitude: 29.860816000000
Longitude: -97.934284000000
Longitude: -97.934284000000
County:
- Hays
Date:
1848
Time Period:
Description:
Three Comanches steal horses from the farm of General Edward Burleson. They are pursued and killed by Burleson, his son, and Tonkawa chief Placido.
Event Type:
Race or Ethnicity:
Age:
adult (18+)
Citation:
J. W. Wilbarger, Indian Depredations in Texas, (Austin: Steck Co., 1935), 58-9.
Tonkawa Chief Placido Original Title: Placido, chief of the Tonkawas.
Image Type: Still image of wood engraving
Creator: Robert Telfer
Collection: New York Public Library, The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Image Viewed: https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-1c14-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
Image Accessed: May 29, 2019
GeoCoords:
Latitude: 29.860816000000
Longitude: -97.934284000000
Longitude: -97.934284000000
County:
- Hays
Date:
1848
Event Description:
Three Comanches steal horses from the farm of General Edward Burleson. They are pursued and killed by Burleson, his son, and Tonkawa chief Placido.
Event Type:
Tribe:
- Comanches
- Tonkawas
Gender:
male
Age:
adult (18+)
Citation:
J. W. Wilbarger, Indian Depredations in Texas, (Austin: Steck Co., 1935), 58-9.
Tonkawa Chief Placido Original Title: Placido, chief of the Tonkawas.
Image Type: Still image of wood engraving
Creator: Robert Telfer
Collection: New York Public Library, The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Image Viewed: https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-1c14-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
Image Accessed: May 29, 2019