Indian Papers of Texas and the Southwest, Vol. II

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TEXAS INDIAN PAPERS, 1844-1845

10th inst. and he will probably proceed to the Council Ground which you can Communicate to the Tribes around you. Your mo. obt st. THOMAS G WESTERN Supdt. Indian Affairs Doct. Anson Jones is Elected to the Presidency beyond doubt and by a majority of upwards of 300 votes it is believed. [Endorsld] Superintendent To Copy Agent B. Sloat Sept 5, 1844

No. 64 LETrER FROM THOMAS G. WESTERN TO STEPHEN T. SLATER

Bureau of Indian Affairs Washington Sept. 5th 1844

To Mr S. T. Slater Indian Agent. Sir Your communications of 16th and 26th Ult. are received and contents noted. Your promptness in communicating intelligence to this of- fice is highly commendable, nevertheless it is strictly within the line of your duty and it is confidently expected you will rigidly pursue a continued correspondence, in order that the Govt. may have the earliest and best information of everything transpir- ing in your quarter. Your advice to Mr. Armstrong was proper, our citizens must not become the Aggressors nor violaters of Treaties, but when their rights are invaded, their property stolen, and Treaties disregarded by the Red Men 'tis time enough, and they will then be justifiable in punishing the of- fenders with the severest chastisement in their power to inflict. The advise of Jose Maria to Bintah and Red Bear is good, and such as all Captains brave in battle and wise in council will always give, he is a great man and a good friend, embrace him for me as my Brother, and say that Gen Houston will approve of his conduct that he was right in preventing bloodshed, that our Great Chief wishes to keep the path white, not only between the white man and the Red man, but also between the Red Man

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