TEXAS INDIAN PAPERS, 1844-1845
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Sir The object of this is to apprise you of a recent depredation committed at the City of Austin -On Sunday last at noon two young persons, a Girl of 14 and a boy of 12 years of age Chil:.. dren of a Mrs Simpson were stolen and carried off by Indians Supposed to be Waco-You will forthwith promulgate this in- formation to the Citizens on your frontier and to the friendly Tribes of Indians throughout your Agency, and use every po~ sible exertion to recover those infortunate innocents, and chas- tise the aggressors--A party of Citizens were assembling and would probably leave Austin on Tuesday in pursuit, but with little hopes of success I fear, as the Indians will have had at least 48 hours start on them-I trust and hope a prompt action on your part with your accustomed energy and tact will crown with success your efforts to regain those poor children, and re- lieve from wretchedness their afflicted widowed mother~ Yr. mo. obt. st. THOMAS G WESTERN Supdt. Indi. Affs Dup. to Sloat and Slater Mr Kern, 9th Nov [Endorsed] Supdt To Washington 7 Nov 1844 Sloat and Slater Agents No. 88 LETTER FROM THOMAS G. WESTERN TO GEORGE BARNARD Washington Nov. 7, 1844 Mr. Geo. Barnard Trading house Tehuacana Creek Dear Sir By the enclosed to Mr. Sloat which I leave unsealed :for your perusal you will preceive the object of that communication- Should Mr. Sloat not have returned and you should kn.ow his whereabouts please Seal it and forward it to him pr; Express and also that to Mr Slater by the same-Mr. Slater, I presume, is a~ Jose Marias Village, and under any circumstances it is important that the letter addressed to him should be sent to him without delay, as the Caddo, Ioni and Anadarko will prob-
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