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sent. I want you to take this tobacco, look at, and smoke it, and remember this is the same tobacco that was brought you at the first meeting, by Jim Shaw and Jes' Chisholm, to smoke. I want you to turn it over on every side, and see if it is bloody; or if it still is white tobacco, as it was when first sent to you. I want you also, to see the pipe, which like the tobacco is all white. Every man here setting, white and red, is a child of Gen'l Houston and Gen'l Houston loves his children all of them, who listen to him and take his words; and I hope you will listen to him and take his words, and be loved like the rest of his children. Look around you, and you will see all different nations, with myself, a Mexican in the midst of you, like a lone tree in the prairie, speaking for both sides. Here is the pipe and tobacco, ser- geant, come and receive them." After smoking, Acaquash asked if we had anything to say, to which Comr. Neill replied "We meet once more in peace, and we are glad of it. We will always be glad to meet you as we now do, and hear from your lips the words of peace. we have no more to say until we meet in council." Talk of Acaquash. "I alone have been among you and for my people spoken ; but now you see here other chiefs be- longing to my race. they have come and you can hear them talk. I am glad to meet and smoke with you, and sitting as we now do, all together in this manner, makes me feel happy." No others wishing to talk we mounted our horses and escorted the Waco and Tawakoni in to the Coun- cil ground.
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MINUTES OF A COUNCIL AT TEHUACANA CREEK
Council Ground. Tehuacana Creek Sunday evening. May 12th 1844 Minutes of a council called by the Delaware, Caddo, Shawnee
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