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from Mexico, and the women and children are perfectly naked, and all came in on foot they are very distitute and I think it would be advisable to give them some little articles of clothing, immediately, and give them less at the council. please inform me by return whether I shall do so or not, and what articles to give. The mails are so slow, that I have thot that 'it advisable to send this letter Express, and Jack Harry will start with it tomorrow morning. Please send by him full replies and in- structions. The Indians are well pleased with 'frade and everything goes on smoothly with them I have heard nothing from Sloat and Shaw since they left. I will also add that it is absolutely necessary to have a Black Smith at this post as the Indians have a great many guns to be repaired and are detained from hunt- ing on account of it. I remain Very Respectfully P.S. Red Bear wishes to know whet.her he shall come down after his horses or whether you will send them to this place, and if you wish him to come down to send him word to that effect. LEndorsed] L H WILLIA!\1S Agent July 16 1845 recd. July 23 1845 Yours etc. L. H. WILLIAMS Indian Agent Post No. 2
ansd. " 24 " per Jack Hal'l'y Ex7>ress To/ Maj Thos G. Western Gen! Supt of Indian Affairs Washington. Texas
No. 257 LETTER FROM THOMAS G. WESTERN TOR. S. NEIGHBORS Indian B. Washington. 18 July 1845 R. S. Neighbors Esq-Jn. Agt. Sir-Your communication of the 9th.
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