TEXAS INDIAN PAPERS, 1844-1845
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Washington 30 May 1845 J. F. BROWN
To No. 200 LETTER FROM THOMAS G. WESTERN TO E. L. R. WHEELOCK Indian Bureau E L R Wheelock Esqe. Washington 8 May 1845 Sfr Your communication of the 2d. inst. is received announcing that you are prepared to start on your tour to the territory assigned to the Indians above the line of Trading Houses for which you state you have a "general passport" obtained of the Pres'ident last fall, but of which docu- ment I find no record in this office. As I find no Record of that Document in this office I am unable to judge whether it com- prises all the individuals members of yr. company, and in order that you may act in accordance with the law in every partic- ular I would call your att':!ntion to the 15th Section of the Act passed by the 7th Congress and appd. 14 Jany. 1843. In the line of my duty I have to apprise you that a slight misunder- standing exists between the Comanche and Delaware. and that the Comanche Chief Pah-hah-yuco has notified this Govt that no white man or Delaware would be safe in that country until this difficulty should satisfactorily be arranged, The[y] express themselves in the most friendly terms and decidedly inclined to peace but say they cannot control their men as foolish young men in their rage are determined to avenge the death of their companion, who were murdered by some bad Delaware from the U. States I regret that it is out of my power to grant your request as regards au interpreter the Govt. has but two in service, Jim Shaw and Jack Harry, the former is with Capt. Sloat on a tour to the Comanche to endeavour to effect a reconciliation, the latter is stationed at Post No. 2 to aid Agent Williams should the.Comanche come in. There are three excellent and competent men Conner Chisholm and Watson who were to last accounts
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