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TEXAS INDIAN PAPERS, 1844-1845
No. 155 ACCOUNT OF INDIAN BUREAU WITH NATHANIEL NORWOOD Republic of Texas Indian Bureau Washington 5th Feby 1845
Dr.
To N. Norwood
For Board, Indian Prisoner Wm. Simpson
2 Weeks
@ 6$.
$12.00
Washington Feby 5, 1845 Received an approved amt for twelve dollars of which the above is a copy- NATHL NORWOOD [Endorsed] N. Norwood 5, Feby 1845 $12.00
No. 156 TALK OF RED BEAR AND VICENTE Trading House
Tehuacana Creek Feby 6 1845.
Talk of Red Bear
My Brothers.
The Spaniard who has told these things to the white men has told lies. I talk with him myself and he told me he wished to come up to the Trading House with me as he understood that the white and Indians were going to War with the Waco, and he wished to be present and see them killed. He told me, that a long time since, the Waco had killed his brother, and the reason he wished to go up with us was that he wished to see them killed. When we came on up the Brazos The Spaniard wished me to loan him a horse to ride on ahead, and kill game, but I told him to stay with us and my men would kill plenty for us all to eat. He tried the Second day to borrow a horse from me and I told him that perhaps he was a bad man, and had killed somebody or stolen something and had ran away and that I was afraid if he went to our village he might do some harm. I told him that he did not know how to kill Deer nor game, and I
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