TEXAS INDIAN PAPERS, 1844-1845
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No. 177 LETTER FROM THOMAS G. WESTERN TO BENJAMIN SLOAT Capt. Benj Sloat Agent Tehuacana Ck. Indian Bureau Washington 2d Apl 1845. Sir-Yours of 14th ult. is before me. There must. be some mis- take in regard to the killing of the Delaware John Ketcham, it cannot have been done by the Tonkawa the whole of that tribe have been under the eye of their agent Capt. Neighbors ever since the middle of February, I have dates from him up to the 22nd of last month 8 days later than the date of your letter, and no such occurence is mentioned they were then still below the St. Marks, [San Marcos] their place of destination which they had not yet reached. Give me all the particulars of the Case the Section of the Country where it occured etc and the matter shall be investigated to the Satisfaction of our friends the Delaware. The Tonkawa are now entirely under our Control, and with all the Circumstances before me, I may be unable to find out the perpetrators of the Deed if among them, and in that case consign punishment shall surely follow. Col Williams has orders to repair to the South Fork of the Trinity, and to take his Station, as Agent, at the New Trading house now establishing by Mr Travis at that place. You will send, or go yourself if you prefer, to the sheriff of Milam County who will deliver to you on your order Two Horses, stolen from Red Bears party in January last these two are in possession of Mr. Flanagan the said sherriff and he thinks there is still a third, also stolen, in some part of the same Coun- ty, but, does not know where. You will use due diligence to recover these animals and return them to their proper owners The notorious "Pennington" as I am informed by Agent Neighbors is no more. he Died on the Guadalupe, as he says. The Delaware who were with him, took the peltries of their last hunt to Bastrop, but, were not permitted to trade a single article, they worked their way Eastward it is supposed for the Trading House at your Post, if there give the leaders of that party a severe lecture on their obstrepeterous conduct, they will know that they are not permitted, any more than other Indian,
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