[664-) (RUSK AND HOUSTON lo BOWL ET AL]
Nacogdoches 24 Scptr 1835
Our Friend Big Mush Col Bowles and the other Red men Brothers
Your talks have reached us by the hands of your friend Williams Goings Your thoughts please us we believe you because we think you would only tell us what was true The path that leads from on friends door to anothers should be open and bright friendship should make them hold each other by the hand You say that your consels are not dark and we believe you That you may know that ours are nol to be in darkness We invite you and others of your chiefs with one Interpreter as will as our Shawnee friends to attend our consel on the Brasos where we will pay your expenses and treat you as friends and Brothers when you have heard all our talks and they are interpreted to you you can Know what we have said and Know that we wiU not talk with forked Tongues but that we speak with on tongue only and walk in a straight path as long as the Trees bring forth leaves and so long as the rain shall fall on the Earth so long shall our words remaintrue Col Austin has spoken and wishes the Red Brethren to attend the Counsel and hear what is to be said White Men shaJI not trouble you by making marks on the trees of your lands If they should attempt to do so if you will inform the authorities they will be punished as the people wish at all times to meet our Red Brothers in peace and hold them by the hand forever We are now beginning to talk to each-other We will never speak but in truth and we want to hear your answer We hope to see you when se set oul to the Talk on the Brazos We have heard that you wish l\'lr Goings to go with you and hear the Talk We are willing that he should go becuase We believe him lo he a man that ,viii not tell a lie either for the While man or the Red man. May you live long and be happy
We are your friends Thomas J. Rusk Sam Houston
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