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much to hear from A-ca-quash that you would do all in your power to assist him in establishing a lasting peace between the Indians and the whites. that you had told the Indians they must be friendly with the whites and make the path between them plain and white and to be at peace with all the whites on this side the Rio Grande, and that you had brought in the Wichita to make peace. I have confidence in your friendship and in your words. I was sick when you came down to the trading house on the Brazos, and did not know in time of your coming to send you the presents I wished you to have. I then sent Col. Wheelock but he got up too late, you had gone. N .B. here copy from talk to Acaquash the part in brackets?* [Endorsed] For Superientendent of Indians Affairs for record.
•Raference is made here to Document No. 254.
No. 256 LETrER FROM L. H. WILLIAMS TO THOMAS G. WESTERN Torreys Trading House July 16th 1845
To
Maj Thos G. Western Genl Supt Indian Affairs
Dear Sir Enclosed I send you a letter written some time since which has not been for- warded, until the present time, as it was supposed you was ab- sent from Washington I have just returned from Jose Marias village to which place I was obliged to go to correct some stories which were gaining credit among the Indians concerning the intentions of the Whites towards them, which was that the whites intended to fall upon them and Burn their villages and kill them all with- out distinction. I have not been able to ascertain the source of this report but suppose it must have arrisen from the contem- plated pursuit of the Waco. I have however succeeded in Satis- fying Jose on the subject and put a stop to the report. In Council with Jose I learned that the Comanche Chief Pah-hah-yu-co on his return from this place called at the Keechi village and at all the villages on his way. And told the Indians
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