Indian Papers of Texas and the Southwest, Vol. II

TEXAS INDIAN PAPERS, 1844-1845

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mentioned Tribes, visited this place to see the President-A "Talk" was given them adapted to the occasion, their good serv- ices were secured, in our behalf, to use their endeavours in con- junction with our agents and messengers to induce the Co- manche to come in to Council in April; suitable presents were made to them and they departed for their homes highly gratified with their reception, reiterating protestations of friendship, of their adherance to us, and their resolution to do all in their power to reconcile the Comanche and other wild tribes who had not then become parties to the Treaty. as a precautionary measure suitable persons were selected to accompany them through the Settlements towards their homes, and also, to con- vey to the Comanche a "Talk" or message from the Executive inviting them to attend a Council in April-pursuant to this invitation, three Commissioners and the Superintendent of In- dian affairs, repaired to Tehuacana Creek, the place appointed to meet them in Council, but, they came not-after some delay two of our messengers arrived, and reported to us, that they had found a few Comanche, on the head waters of the Colorado, with a Chief, "Mopechucope" he replied to the invitation of the President, stating, that his people were scattered at that time from the Salt Plains of Arkansas to Rio Grande, and could not be assembled for the time named, but, that he would meet him in Council in the Fall of the year, that his people were already virtually at peace with Texas, and had been so for some length of time, with other expressions of Good feeling. The next ob- ject in view under the instructions of the President, was, to bring into Council the Waco and Tawakoni, who, notwithstand- ing the Treaty had committed several outrages upon our ceti- cens, this was effected on the 11th May, they number about 130 souls 60 of whom were Warriors, they were severely repri- manded in Council for three successive days, by the commission and by the head men of the friendly tribes present, and finally promised to restore the horses they stolen and act better in fu- ture. In the month of July a small hunting party of Delaware, on the Trinity, were attacked by a party of white men, two of the Indians were killed, others were wounded, and their horses and other property taken, the murderers were pursued by the good Citicens of the Vicinity, were captured and executed by sum- mary process- About the 7th of August, information was received by the

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