urn:taro:utexas.cah.01035 A Guide to the J. T. Pollard Reminiscence, 1909 Original EAD encoding by Shelley Rowland according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. July 2008 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Pollard, J. T. J. T. Pollard Reminiscence 1909 Materials are written in English. 93-427 1 inch Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Reminiscences in original and typescript, and a family history, relate to J. T. Pollard's experiences as a pioneer settler and an Indian fighter in old northwest Texas with Sul Ross, Charles Goodnight, Jim Tackett, Ike Sanger, his brother, J. B. Pollard, and his father, R. W. Pollard. Scope and Contents

Reminiscences in original and typescript, and a family history, relate to J. T. Pollard's experiences as a pioneer settler and an Indian fighter in old northwest Texas with Sul Ross, Charles Goodnight, Jim Tackett, Ike Sanger, his brother, J. B. Pollard, and his father, R. W. Pollard. Pollard recounts the Agency War, the return of Cynthia Ann Parker and the lack of protection provided to the settlers by the Federal troops.

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 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Hart, Nancy Jane. Goodnight, Charles, 1836-1929. Parker, Cynthia Ann, 1827?-1864. Pollard, J. B. Pollard, James Thomas, 1834-1909. Pollard, Rosston Whatley. Ross, Lawrence Sullivan, 1838-1898. Sanger, Ike. Tackett, Jim. Preferred Citation

J. T. Pollard Reminiscence, Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory 3B49 Handwritten manuscript, circa 1909 3B49 Typewritten transcription 3B49 Pollard family biographical material