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do not delay him one hour if possible, there may be no necessity for the precautionary mea~ure but it was well to be prepared to destroy all the powder in case of an emergency-Be Especially kind and attentive to the Indians at this time-It is possible that the very Mexican who writes as you see above is Exciting the Indians to hostilities and we must foil him-Col. Williams will rema'in at his present post for further orders and not go to the Trinity for the present. Yr obt Sert T. G. W. [ESTERN] P.S. I wish to be distinctly understood that it is not my inten- tion to create any alarm in your minds, or on the frontier, nor are we here the least alarmed but we deem it proper that you should be in possession of the best information respecting the Indians, and it is certainly prudent and wise to keep a sharp look-out and use every precautionary measure your prudence and knowledge of the people you have to deal with may dictate- CEndorsed] Supdt. No. 38 To) Washington
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Jany. 18. 1845- Mess. Sloat and Williams pr. Express A Winns
No. 129
TALK OF PAH-HAH-Yuco AND ROASTING EAR
Talk of Pah-ha-yuco
Trading House January 19th 1845.
Brothers. This man (Sloat) has been sent here to make peace with all the Red men, and is a good man, and Capt for his great white Chiefs. Never give up your exertions to make peace with your Red Brethren, but whenever any of them come in to see you Smoke the pipe of peace with them and give them good talk before they leave, because 'if you do that every body knows that you are appointed by the great chief, and will come to you to make peace, and they know that you will stay here and will have confidence in you, and you must give them presents when they come, as that will not hurt you but if they should cut
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