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THE AUSTIN PAPERS,
AUSTIN TO CHEROKEE CHIEFS
I wrote you by .Mr Foster requesting that the Cherokees would aid me in attacking the "'acos and Tawakanies on the 25 of this month, I have this day recd an order from the superior Government, directing me to suspend the meditated attack as it appea.rs those In- dians wish for peace and there will be no necessity of going to war with them-The settlers of this Colony do not wish for war with any Indians and more especially with their neighbors and as it is likely that a peace will be made between them and us I have aban- doned the idea of attacking thein and do not wish you to act under the letter which I wrote you by Mr Foster- I should be happy to hear from you and that you would inform me if I can befriend you in any way-I hope the Cherokees and Americnnos will live as one people- P. S. three Indians were seen in this Colony a few clays ago sup- posed to be l{eechies or some of those horse-stealing tribes in this neighborhood and I nm this moment informed that a number of horses are missing-I m11.st request the favor of you to try and find out if any of those tribes have any stolen horses and to take posses- ~ion of them and send me word. If no peace is made and the war should go on I will let you know by express for if there is a war I shall calculate on your aid- [Note on letter:] The above is copy of letter to cherokees may 8 1826
AUSTIN 'J.'0 AHUl\fADA 1
.My communication of the 30 th of last April, informed you of my preparations for an attack upon the Waco, Tahuacano and Tahuiase villages. All my arrangements were made for the 25 th of this month; the concentration of the militia was to take place at James Cortes' house, at the crossing of the San Antonio road on the Brazos 1 on the 17 th Instant. The Cherokee Indians had been directed to at- tack the Tahuacano village on the head waters of the Navasota, about ten leagues East of the other villages; the best spirit prevailed among the militia. The above arrangements were made pursuant to your communication of the 10 th of April, when, today, nt 12 o'clock, I received your reserved [reservado] communication of the 4 th In- stant. in which you order me to suspend any hostile movements ngainst the Indians for the present; and to send you, by the return • 1 'rrn.nslntlons from Bexar Archives in Nacogdoches Archives, Texas State Library. The original 1a ID the Bexar Archives, and a cop:, in Austin's Blotter, In 6le of Auiruat 26, 1s2•. •
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