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to be held on the 15th, of September next will be had at the Council Ground Tehuacana Creek and invite them to attend- at that plain 'in due season. I trust that no obstacle present to the ex- ecution of this order, and that Jack Harry will not be so foolish as to listen a second time to bad council Jack Harry is an ex- cellent man but I fear he has lent his ear to unwholesome advise It seems that he objected to obey my orders that one of the Govt. Agents Sloat which I regret very much to hear and I yet hope that I have been misinformed on the subject for it is difficult to arrive at the conclusion that any Gentleman, or indeed any white man would be capable of tampering with an Indian under order of the Govt.-Jack has no cause to complain, his salary is paid up to the 1st of last month-and it is expected he will do his duty if he remains in the Service-Should he however decline to remain or be unable to serve-you can employ on this duty the Delaware known as "Tall Man," the Partner of Jim Shaw, and he shall be remunerated for the service to his satisfaction- I need not say to you that you will permit no private indi- vidual to intermeddle with your official matters, excute your orders from the proper Govt offices with impartiality-let nei- ther favor nor fear swerve you in the line of your duty- I have just learned that -the Delaware Jim Ned has with his party gone down into the settlements on the Navasota-You will ascertain whether such is the case and report-the fact-
Yr. obt. Sert T G W[ESTERN] Sup. Ind. Affairs No. 83
LEndorsed] Superdt
To Austin
July 11-1845
L H Williams Indian Agent
No. 251 REPORT OF BENJAMIN SLOAT July the 12-1845 Report of tew [two] month with the Comanche this Day i left
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