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TEXAS INDIAN PAPERS, 1844-1845
To his Excellency
Gen'l Sam Houston
President of the Republic of Texas Sir,
Agreeable to the instructions received from you at Washington, in company with John Conner I left that place on the 6th of February in quest of the Comanche, for the purpose of bringing them and all other tribes, with whom I might meet, into the Treaty ground, if practicable. We arrived at the Falls of the Brazos on the 10th Ulto. where we were two days detained in making preparation for our journey. we then left the Falls, and on the 13th met with Capt Sanchez, at an Ioni Camp who it was intended should accompany us. we found him indisposed and waited one day for him, when all together proceeded to the Anadarko village where we arrived on the 22nd Ulto. We there continued until the 1st of March, but Capt Sanchez being no better we then left, taking with us the presents sent by you, through Sanchez, for the Comanche and Acaquash, requesting Sanchez when able to travel, to follow us to the Keechi village. when we arrived at that place we met with the principle Chief of the Tawakoni, and we heard, also, that Aca- quash had left for Washington, likewise, that the Comanche were within 25 miles of us. We examined the instructions sent to Sloat and Sanchez, and thought ourselves authorized by them to present the robe intended for Acaquash unto the Tawakoni Chief, which we accordingly did. By the illness of the old Co- manche woman we were detained at the Keechi village until the 12th Ulto when we left for the Pecan Bayou at which place we were informed we would find the Comanche. on our reaching that point we found they had not been there; we then took a course, intending to make the Clear Fork of the Brazos, while following that course we met with a War Party of four Co- manche from the Rio Grande, who informed us they had come down the Clear Fork and none of their tribe were in that di- rection, as they, themselves, had been some days seeking them. we held a consultation, and as the latest sign seen by them (some two months old) led to the Colorado we concluded all to unite in company and go in that direction, which we accordingly did, and on the 17th Inst. struck the Pecan Bayou of the Colorado. Our horses being weary we rested on the 18th while one of the Comanche, a Captain, went in search of his tribe, but returned in the evening unsuccessful, when he requested us to remain six
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