TEXAS INDIAN PAPERS, 1844-1845
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then another Council was held which the Difaculty beween them and the Delaware was Counciled over thir the hed men toled us that the relations of the three Comanche that the Dela- ware had killed last winter was hear and if we Did not make them some presents they might kill us all that thay would crawl on us in the night and kill us Before thay would know about it myself and Shaw Consulted each other about the mat- ter some time before we gave them eny satisfaction about the truble which thay got very imptient when we agreed to make the [m] some presents if that would setle it for ever which thay agreed it would the next mornin the men was sent for thay come thir being four in number it was planed to them that thay should never say eny more abought it and we gave the presents which this is a list of same 6 1/2 yards of Strewding-4 Bucher knives 4 papers of paint 4 looking glasses-8 plugs of Tobaco 4 pound of powder 8 Bars of Lead 4 coton Handkerchieff these goods was got from Shaws Brother which i promised should be replced to him again out of presents that the Coman- che will receve at the Council then we thought our trubles was all over Now another Council was cawled amongst war Cheefs thay toled us that thay was going to war against the mexicans on the Rio Grande thay told us that Cap Hays had sent for them to Come by San Antonio that he would goe with them to war against the mexicans with his company and Lipan i informed them that it was not the case that Hays would not goe i tride my best to stop them By telling them the Danger in passing by San Antonio that the whits would not know what a war party was Duing thare they said it was not a Lie that Hays would goe with them and that thay was Determin pass that way and see Cap Hays I apposed in going thir all that i could but i could not stop them i toled them that thir was grate Danger in going By San Antonio the next Day thay toled me that my self and Shaw should goe with them as far as San Antonio i found they had us in thir power i toled them that we could not goe thay sad we [s] hould goe i saw the Danger we was in and we toled them that we had not time to goe thir and goe to see Pahhahyuco then thay toled us that if we went thir that thay would kill us that Jack Harry had been thir teling them that we was telling lies on purpos to
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