TEXAS INDIAN PAPERS, 1844-1845
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The property of Simon Castro and Stolen by James Taylor on or about 15th March 1845 from the Camp on Cibolo R. S. NEIGHBORS Ind Agent
No. 220 LETTER FROM THOMAS G. WESTERN TO TORREY AND BROTHERS Washington 30 May 1845 Messrs. Torrey & Brother Houston Gent.--Yours of the 26th. Inst. is received complaining that persons at Bastrop without license trade with Indians, I am aware that such acts were committed last spring, but, so soon as it was ascertained measures were imme- diately taken to prevent a recurrance and I do not think any- thing of the kind has occurred at that place since that time- the peltries you mention are probably the product of that trade -The law was emphatically made known by the Agent to the merchants there and parties of perverse Delaware who after- wards came in with their peltries to trade were forbidden and prevented from trading and were sent off by the agent-An in- corrigible subject--"Delaware Bob." and some 10 others had introduced themselves into the settlements on Cedar Creek near Bastrop and they have been expelled therefrom although the inhabitants petitioned for them to be permitted to remain their request was not granted. Every thing possible has been done to prevent illicit traffick with the Indians, indeed it is part of the machinery for regulation of Indian Affairs and the preser- vation of peace not to permit an Indian to pass below the line of Trading houses, hence if they are not permitted to come into the settlements of course they cannot trade at Bastrop--It would be the achme of injustice to suppose for a moment that any of the officers of the Government connected with Indian matters, sleep at their post or disregard their duty- Altho there is no doubt that the merchants of Bastrop have violated the laws by trading with the Indians, it has been thus far been impossible to obtain any evidence of the fact-The evidence reports that as he believes they employed
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