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point him I will give him the children when ever he calls for them :My obligation as Guardian I shall Expect Returned to me etc- We hurried our little daughter yesterday she died suddenly I move to Bravo next week you Inclosed an order from Joshua Parker to a Mr. Bell. for 2 Horses in one of your letters without saying any thing about It: I know nothing about it. what is the meaning of it or what doo you want done with the order You say that the Goverment is displeased that you did not go to war with the Wacos and Coumanches I am sorry to hear this but sir we have better be driven out of the country by the Goverment than by the Indians there is no one in the country that is more disposed to defend the country than I am But as we are at peace with those Indians we must remain so and even put up with some abuse from them until we are able to fight them If we get into difficulty with those Indians the Goverment is not able to assist,us and we are unable off ourselves to contend with them and my oppinion is that the only policy for us is to let those Indians alone say nothing to them and If the Goverment will force us into a war with them we must make the best of It. I am allways Ready to act my part. in peace or war JNo P. CoLES [Rubric] Benjamin Edwards was very angry a few days previous to his leaving here with you and I am convinced he was Rong and I believe I satisfied him that he was Rong for the want of paper I do not Relate the particulars but we will speak of It when I see you Col 0 • AUSTIN Enclosed are some letters to the departments of Governt. the for- warding of which by the earliest opportunity will confer a singular favour. We have no opportunity direct from here of communicating with the Government. I found in my return from your place that there had a consider able storm arisen, heavy threats to send me over the Sabine; but I came out in a Herricane and promised to send in irons any man who dared acknowledge the threat to saltillo. sounded the trump all around bidding defiance to all their threats and bidding them to leave the lands or come forward and make arrangements to pay for them. They are now all friendly promise to pay me for their lands and spend their lives in my defence I expect Leftwitch on every day and anticipate the happiness of spending some happy hours HADEN Eow ARDS TO A usTIN
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