Indian Papers of Texas and the Southwest, Vol. II

TEXAS INDIAN PAPERS, 1844-1845

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dred and twenty (120) Dollars in Exchequer bills, intending this to have the force and effect of a Duplicate of said order. Benjamin Bryant The annexed is the paper spoken of above

Executive Department Washington, Oct. 16, 1844.

To J. H. Raymond, Esq. Acting Treasurer. Sir

Pay the above amount of Benj. Bryant's duplicate order, for $120 out of the funds 'in your hands to my credit for Indian purposes. I have the honor to be your obt. servt. Sam Houston Received Washington Oct 16, 1844 of J H Raymond Actg Treas- urer The amt of the above order 120$ in Exchequers Ross AND EDRINGTON [J.:' ~1 dor.-;er/] G:ml Housto:1:; O:·clc!· 120$ Oct 16th 1844 Ross and Edrington Indian fund

No. 80 LETTER FROM JAMES C. NEILL, THOMAS I. SMITH, AND E. MOREHOUSE TO SAM HOUSTON

Bucksnort October 15th 1844.

To His Excellency, Sam Houston

President of the Republic of Texas, Sir,

The Commissioners appointed by your Excellency for the purpose of proceeding to the Council ground on Tehuacana Creek and there meet with the Indians who were coming in to the Treaty, beg leave to report. that agreeable to instructions, we proceeded to that place, and that on the 5th day of October, in company with the Ho::i. G. W. Hill Secretary of War and Marine, we met with the Comanche and other Indian tribes, and

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