TEXAS INDIAN PAPERS, 1844-1845
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ing them together with all other Indians I might meat with down to this place or at any other point on the frontier if in my power to make peace with the Republic, I left Washington and proceded to the Trading house on Tehuacana when arriv- ing at that place and making the necessary preperation for my journey I thought it advisable for James Shaw to accompany me on geting your consent by express we left for Tishes [Tawe- hash ?] Village on the Brazos about forty miles above this place. On our arriving at that place we called the Villagers in council for the purpose of informing them about our mission and what time. the Treaty would take place. whilst we ware in council thare came an express from Red Bares [Bear's] Village about One hundred and twenty five miles above that place. on hering his business it was he was sent down by his Chiefs for the pur- pose of raising·men to go to war against the Waco, also he was to go down to the Settlements to raise as many whites as he could to join them and if they did not want to fight themselves they wished them to go and witness the action, we counciled them out of that notion and persuaded them to wait until after the council that is now to take place, we then hastined to Red Bares [Bear's] Village with as much speed as poss1ble whare we got as many of the Indians together as possible, after advising the Caddo not to fight until after the Council, we got Acaquash with some of the Waco and Tawakoni at the Council and tryed to get them to give up all the stolen horses they had which they at first agreed to do but eventually would not give them up so we thought best to let all things rest until after the council. They all agreeing to attend the Council. We then went from thare to the Keechi Village about twenty five miles above Red Bares [Bear's] Village whare we met and counciled with them again, they all appeared to be well disposed, we then left for the Comanche on the Clear Fork of Brazos after traveling some nine or ten days through the heat on tired animals we found the Comanche about two hundred miles from the Keechi Village after our arrival we held a council with the Comanche whoom all appeared to be well disposed but the young man (Buffalo Hump) who was rather put at the head of affairs with them wished us to return and inform you that they ware not at that time ready to come down but for you to make ready every thing and be at the Council Ground yourself and then let them know and they would come down. The old man Mopechucope with whoom Watson and myself counciled last spring sat silent until after I had
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