Indian Papers of Texas and the Southwest, Vol. II

TEXAS INDIAN PAPERS, 1844-1845

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at my home what sort of men you were. I now see you and have heard your word and I love your word. I heard some time ago that you wanted me here and I have come. I have heard what you have said. I as you say I want peace, I will now speak a few words to you, I love my women and children and I also love yours. I was in the treaty last fall and what I then said I have stuck to, and when the Delaware came after horses, I gave up all that I could find among my men. I wish you to tell me plain- ly whether you want me and my captains to hunt all the horses taken by my people's. Commiss.rs: Yes we want you to get all the horses taken subsequent to the treaty last fall. some of your men came and stole some very fine horses on the Colorado some time since. I want you and your Captains to get all that you can and bring them to the agent at this Post. Kr.: I want you to tell me all about those men who were killed a few days ago? and about the horses I will do my best to get them, but before I go I would like you to give my men and women some Blankets and strouding. Superintendents: about six moons ago some Indians came and killed two white men near Austin. now we want you to tell us if you know what Indians those were who committed this deed. those two young men who were killed were not war men. for they were fishing at the time those men killed them. one man they scalped. I wish to know what town they took that scalp to. we do not accuse any of you of killing those men. we only want to know whether you can tell us what Indians did kill them. Kechi ka ro qua: The Pawnee killed a man near the simillar, and they brought home the scalp and said it was a Tonkawa, but Pah-hah yuco said it was a white mans. and as soon as we found out, that it was a white mans scalp, my men did not dance over it. The Pawnee were the ones that killed those white men (supt: did the Paw- nee dance that scalp in the Keechi town?) Kr.: No. I tried to keep the Pawnee from going off but they threatened to kill me. I threw the scalp away as soon as found out that it was a white mans (Supt: Kechi ka ro qua is a good man and acted right, when this moon was little, some Inds went over to the Guadalupe and stole a great many horses, and spilt blood, we do not know what tribe did it, but wish to find out if you know, some say they were Waco some say Comanche, but we are not certain, what we do is that killed two white men, their friends found them and buried them. this was done two weeks ago.

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