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TEXA~ INDIAN PAPERS, 1844-1845
President of the Republic of Texas, Sir,
Since closing my communica- tion, Acaquash, the Waco Chief has arrived, from whom we gain the following information which at the request of the Com- missioners I have taken down. he said he had been below and seen his white brothers and all was well; he went back to the Waco and Tawakoni, and found all well with them. both par- ties doing right. Houston had made the path white and clean, and a.ll the Indian wished it to be kept so. as to the Lipan and Tonkawa they would have nothing to do with them: they would not molest them but they could not associate with them. they belong to the Brazos and Colorado people. he had told his nation Houston would be here, for Houston had told him so. the Tawe- hasn wished for peace, and were now waiting for a man to be sent to them; they would keep the white path; for though he had not seen them since he saw Houston, yet he knew their wish. he had it correctly from a Waco who had a Tawehash wife, so can be relied on. AIJ the head men say, if Houston will come all will be right. Houston often has told that he would meet them, yet it never occurs: they all think it is very strange: they do not wish to do any thing until Houston comes. the young men, women, children, all, are now coming to see Houston, and get presents he had promised them at Washington. Last Winter the Comanche told him to come down and make peace fer they were weary of liv'ing so, but when at Washington he did not speak as he heard others had been sent. He had heard one man had stolen six American horses but after found it was from the Comanche, and heard, also, the family on the Trinity was killed by the Kickapoo.-he said we must write you to come, or nothing could be done, the young men wish to see and know what sort of a man you are; could they see you and hear you speak, there would be no trouble then, in getting the Comanche tc, come in; they, the Waco, all know you are at Washington, but they want to see you here, and he had faithfully promised them that they should meet you here.-They will be at the Council ground in three or four days. There are 54 men, 35 women and 19 children (Waco and Tawakoni). The two tribes live to- gether. part are now at their village planting corn. it is situ- ai:ed on the Trinity, and no village between here and there. The Chiefs Ke-chi-ka-roqua and Tahwahkerro [sic] [Narhash-
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