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Enslaved Man Hanged at Science Hill
An enslaved man is hanged southwest of present-day Athens after being accused of attempting to poison the water in the town.
Black Man Hanged at Red Oak
A black man alleged to be the ringleader of a plot to poison the water supply at Red Oak is hanged by vigilantes in present-...
Blacks Hanged for Alleged Rebellion
Around twenty blacks are hanged in connection with an alleged slave rebellion in Waxahachie.
Three Enslaved People Killed by Mob
Two enslaved persons are hanged, and another is whipped to death by a mob in Dallas after being accused of committing arson...
African American Man Sentenced to Death by Vigilantes in Danville
An African American man named Allen is sentenced to death for insurrectionary activity thirty miles east of present-day...
Enslaved Woman Hanged by Vigilantes
An enslaved woman belonging to a Mr. Herndon is hanged for arson in Henderson, possibly on August 27th.
Two Enslaved Men Kill Man in Liberty County
A runaway enslaved man named Bob and an unnamed enslaved man kill a white man named Alexander, who had promised the two...
White Killed by Enslaved Arsonist in Houston County
A man named R. B. Wright is killed by a fire believed to have been started by an enslaved man named Simon approximately...
Enslaved Youth Killed by Indians in Palo Pinto
An enslaved boy, in addition to two white men, are killed by Reserve Indians about seventy miles west of Fort Worth.
Enslaved Man Whipped to Death in Harris County
An enslaved man named Ned is killed, having received six hundred lashes by a William R. Wilson.
Dyer North Texas Campaign
Three Caddos are killed on the Clear Fork of the Trinity River, in present-day Fort Worth.
Richard Fields Killed
On the order of Chief Bowls, Cherokee leader Richard Fields is killed near Tiawichi Creek, one mile northwest of Pirtle, for...
John Dunn Hunter Killed by Cherokees
On the order of Chief Bowls, John Dunn Hunter, an adviser to Cherokee leader Richard Fields, is killed by Cherokees on his...
Slave Shot Trying to Escape
Two days after the attack on Fort Velasco by Anglo colonists, a slave on the Sterling McNeel plantation, was shot trying to...
Indians Raid Robertson Colony
Two Cherokees attempt to break into the house of a Robertson colonist at the Falls of the Brazos. The resident is severely...
Comanches Attack Anglos near San Antonio
Several men are killed between Guadalupe River and San Antonio, including a young man from the Lockhart family. Josiah Power...
Mail Rider Mail Rider Killed
San Antonio mail rider killed near Austin, presumably by Indians.
Comanches Raid Laredo
Comanches raid Laredo, stealing about 30 horses. One resident is killed.