TEXAS INDIAN PAPERS, 1844-1845
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Austin to find the Comanche and other Tribes of Indians to take them to the Council to be held on the 15 tenth of September next at the Trading House on the Brazos i had with me James Shaw and tew white men by the name of Richardson and Foster the fifth Day after levin Austin i found them incamped on the San Saba this was Mopechucope Band he receved us verry friendly after giving us some refreshment thay called a council thay wanted to know what we wanted i toled them our Bissness which thay appeared much pleased then they talked in thir turn the first thing thay toled us abought was the Disurbance amongst them- selves which was the killing of the young man and his father thair reasons for Duing this was on the account of the murder Commited at Austin last winter and i supposed for the late murder that was also commited last June Below Austin the Circomstances was as follows a chief by the name of Cut Arm found that the young rogue was tring to get a party of waryers to join him to goe Down to Austin agane to murder he Cut Arm went to him and informed the villin that he must not goe no more to war against the whites which the out law shot him Dead on the spot then the fray comenced which thay killed the yong Brave and his father and wonded one more man the second night we was with the village Shaw horse got away from us which thay hunted three or four Days for him and could not find him i thought that the horse might return back to Austin which i sent Shaw to the trading House to in- form the Indian Department of the same thinking that a report might get out that we was all killed Shaw started the 24 of July taking with him six or seven Co- manche the Indians came back on the tenth Day Shaw did not return with them and i could not find out enything about him i then told the chief that i should start home the next morning this was the first time that thay treated us in a hostile manner that Night thay put a gard over us for to prevent our escape we layed Down with our guns By our sids with the Determina- tion if thay made an atemped to kill us we would save one of them the next mornin the Chief said we must remane with them four Nights more and if ·Shaw Did not return it was good for us to start home the Third Day after this Shaw returned to the vii- age this was on the 6 of August he Brought with him his Broth- er thay had goods with them the same Day Buffalo Hump arived with his Band and joined Mopechucope vilage
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