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THE AUSTIN PAPEBS
MARTIN ALLEN TO .AUSTIN
Harisburg 5 th July 1829
C-ol AUSTIN
SIR Agreeable to your order dated 23 rd June for the purpose of , raising Volunteers; I Calld·a muster of My Company on the Second of this instant and red your order to the Company and told them I was willing to go-but the Shortness of the notice and the want of Horses being in order and the extream hotness of the weather renders it all most imposable to fit out a Compaign at this time altho the men in My Company Seam to Show the greatest marks of Patriotism in defending ther Country but wish to be Commanded by american officers-I advised the men in my Companey to hold them selves in readiness to go as soon as horses Could be put in order. I gave it ns my opinion that a Campaign would be fitted out altogather from this Coloney. and Capt Hiram informed me on his return from Sa.n- felip that it is your opinion Allso-at the time Your order arived here there was a large number of indians at this place and of different t.ribes there was Caddoes Anadnrkoes Ieshes Inies Beedies Coshaties and Delawares and Kickapooes they ware all friendley and Showed every mark of to remain so except the Kickpooes they purchased All the powder that was here and put off amediately-I was not at home my self when the Kickapooes was here or they Should not have goten any powder from this place I wish you to send me the Law relitive to Selling amunition to Indians that a Stop may be put to it in time, the Indians ware very inquisitive to know if the whites were going against the vVayCoes, there Chiefs all apply to me for information as they had appointed me there white Chief as they term it-in place of there Greate Chief Capt Toolin of Red river I kept them as much in the dark as posable in order to Lea.rn from them how the Different tribes Stood affected to wardes our inimyes- they seemed to All be against the waycoes except a part of the Caddoes who told me that the waycoes and them ware Friends which I believe to be the Case-I have Learnt a few days Since from a very Smart intilagent Coshatty who Stayed at my hose All night Directly from the Villiege-h~ informed me that a jenril Expedition was to be fitted out against the waycoes, of All the different Tribes between the Brazors and Red river nameley the Coshatties Alabam- moes Baluckshes Chocktoas Cherokees Kickapooes Caddoes and all the other Small tribes in ther vicinty he says they are to devide them Selves in different bands aild all march at one time by different routs So that the enimy Can have no Chance of ascaping-he says they intend t~ kill all men wim:111in a?d Childre~-.he says also they nre to March m two moons-this Ind~an gave this information with- out being able to have heard u.ny thing from the Whites, relitive to
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