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TEXAS INDIAN PAPERS, 1844-1845
No. 135 LEITER FROM ANSON JONES TO PAH-HAH-Yuco Washington January 25, 1845
My Brother
I have heard your Talk. It is good-Your words are words of Peace and make my heart Glad. The Great Spirit who sees and knows all things hears your words and sees that you are good. He will Smile upon you and fill the Prairies with Buffalo to make meat your people that they may not be hungry and will give you health and make you happy, because you are good men and wish peace. No more war shall be between your people and mine If people, bad people trouble you and tell you lies, come to me or go to my Captains and you will always hear the words of truth of friendship and Peace. Women and chil- dren must not be harmed nor be scared by men. Brave men should not kill children. You are brave men and will not do it. I hope your foolish young men will not do so again. You are their chiefs and will not let them do so any more. My people have some of your children here, we do not kill them nor harm them but treat them the same as our own Children. This is good, You are the great Chiefs of your people. You are good men. I am the Great Chief of my people I am their father and the father of all the Red people in Texas. as a father loves his child, So do I love my red Brethren and their Children. The path between the Red man and the white man is now made white, it is straight and broad. It must be kept clean, no blood must be spilt in the white path. Brothers, You have brought to me the little white boy, that is good, this shows me that you are true friends and true men and that you know and do not forget that you have made a Treaty with Texas, when the Great Spirit was looking on, you are good Chiefs and cannot lie before him. I embrace you my brothers-You have sent me the little white boy, that he may go home to his Mother and make her heart glad. She was in much trouble. You will receive in re- turn the Comanche boy Sam. Captain Sloat will deliver him to you. If you have any more of my people now in your coun- try bring or send them to me and deliver them to my agents at the Trading House, and I will give you more of your people, but
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