TEXAS INDIAN PAPERS, 1844-1845
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Major. Thos. G. Western £ Endorsed] Major. Thomaz. G. Western Washington Texas. J. T. D. Wilson
Houston Aug 18-1845 Recd-- " 19-" Ansd
No. 290 LETTER FROM BENJAMIN SLOAT TO THOMAS G. WESTERN San Antonio August the 18 1845
T G. Western Supertendant of Indian Affares
Dear sir sence my leter to you on the 24 forth of July last i have met with a good-eal of truble with the Comanche. on the 6 of this month Buffalo Hump arived to this Mopechucope vii- age on the San Saba from Pah hah yuco vilage with his part of the band and joined this vilage he had all the waryers from that band he cold rase hear he made a nother rase of all the men that cold be rasecl hear i tride to prevent them all that i cold but cold not stop them fom war aginst the Mexicans a crost the Rio Grande i found that thay ware going by San An- tonio to see Cap Hays with the expectation of his going with them to war agenst the Mexicans i cold not stop them from pasing that way i told them of the Danger in pasing that way then insisted on my self and Shaw to goe withe them that far and wee cold not get red of doing so thirfore wee gave our con- sent. when i took all into consideration knowing all the bad men was in the party that blong to this band i thought best to goe with them that far thay numred in all about 100 and 50 wryers wee on 17th Capten Hays 2 Beeves and other provisions Col Heney and Hays heled a talk with them and tride to stop them from going to war but all don no good goe thay was deter- mined on thay left this morning verry well satisfied withe the treatment thay received hear i shel have to gave up the idear of going by the Waco vilage on account of not being :1.ble to get eny of the Comanche chives to goe with me that way. on account of Jack Ivy being with them they say that he has ben tel'ing them that i am coming on pur-
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