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third day he came up with us, we had a talk with him and the Caddo, which all appeared quite friendly. White Feather said that he had never been at a treaty or made peace with Texas but was now anxouse to make peace, and wished us to accom- pany him to his Village whare he would send runners all through the Country and collect all the Waco, Tawakoni and Wichita at his village whare he would make them all make peace also he said he would send for the Comanche him self and they would come to his talk, we knowing he was a man capable of doing a great deal of good or harm concluded to try his varacity which we have found prety true thus fare; on our rout we passed through the Waco and Tawakoni villages which we found all evacuated none of them to be found; though we found plenty of peas and pumpkins, we ware informed by two Comanche that ware encamped near the Waco village that they had been steel- ing horses some of them had got killed some wounded and they had taken an alarm fearing the whites would come to thare villages; and left for protiction under the Comanche, but on thare getting amongst the Comanche they told thim they had been doing rong and they must stay to themselves, then they re- moved to the mouth of the Clear Fork of the Brazos whare we understand they still remain; on the 12th of Sept we landed at the Keechi village whare we found James Shaw with the Co- manche; Conner having left to give the information of tliare comeing down to treat; we also found some of the Waco and Tawakon'i; on the following day we met the Comanche Keechi Waco Tawakoni and Caddo in Council whare thare was several verry friendly speches delivered by the diferent tribes Chiefs showing great signs of peace and friendship and stated that they ware then ready to come to the Council and make final peace with Texas on the 15th left that place for the named place for the council on our rout we passed through the Caddo village on passing through the Tish [Tawehash ?] village or Jose Ma- ria's Village we found Capt. Sanchez with the Caddo and those associate bands awaiting our arrival to procede to the Council; we hope your Excellency 'is well aprised of all other procidings since that time; Sir your most humble servants
L. H. WILLIAMS JESSE CHISHOLM D. G. WATSON
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