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To Pah-Hah-Yuco Principal Chief of the Comanche at the Trading House on the Brazos [Endorsed] The President Washington Jany. 25, 1845 To Pah-Hah-Yuco, Comanche Chief pr Sloat No. 136 LETTER FROM THOMAS G. WESTERN TO ROASTING EAR Washington January 25. 1845 My Friend and Brother I have read your Talk with great pleasure and am glad to fipd you are so strong for peace with the Co- manche and all the other Tribes-I wish to see peace with all the Red men and all in my power Shall be done to effect it you will hear from me and my chiefs and captains no lies, we speak truth in presence of the Great Spirit who hears our words and knows our thoughts-I like to see old men take hold of peace experience and wisdom generally accompanies Grey hairs-I have great confidence in you and your people in your words and their words generally, talk to Pahhahyuco and impress upon him the advantages and blessings of peace much trouble has lately been at the Settlement at Corpus Christi, it is supposed by some of the Comanche young men-young men white as well as red will act foolish tell Pahhahyuco of this and he will talk to his young men. tell him that all the Country this side of Rio Grande belongs to Texas-that they are now at peace with Texas-the Great Spirit will not be pleased to see them doing bad-I am satisfied that the Comanche· Chiefs are honest men and good men but you know their young men are thoughtless, and your influence can be of much good-I have sent a good talk to Pahhahyuco and the other Comanche chiefs now at the trading house-I trust you will talk to them I have great con- fidence in you and the Delaware-Jim Shaw has heard our talk of you and can tell you more than I write be firm and indus- trious and we will have a strong peace with all the wild tribes
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