a· - •
TEXAS INDIAN PAPERS, 1844-1845
66
the whites followed and overtook them. the Tonkawa Captain and some others turned to fight; the Tonkawa was killed and one Waco, the rest scattered and he took the nearest way to the Anadarko village, he thought the whites had acted right-; he did not wish to steal the horses but had been persuaded into it, in consequence of which, he was fearful of comjng to the Coun- cil, he would go to his village and there remain but if John Conner or Jesse Chisholm would be sent for him he would then come in. Sanchez then said that though the Keechi had come in they were in constant fear, as some seven or ten of their young men were out, and if they were to molest the settlements they, here upon the Council ground, might be made to suffer, he thinks little or no powder should be given to the Keechi or to the Waco, Tawehash and Tawakoni should they come in, until a treaty is made with the Comanche; then with that tribe on one side and the Anadarko, Ioni, Caddo and Delaware upon the other they will be forced to behave themselves. He thinks, also, that Com- missioners should be sent up in the time of roasting ears, or before the last of June; otherwise though the Comanche have promised, they will not come down; such is also the opinion of Conner, and Watson. The talk that had been brought in by Watson, some days before the arrival of Conner was read to him, and he pronounced it all correct. The above report was made verbally to the Commissioners in the presence of Maj Western, Superintendent of Indian Af- fairs. WALTER WINN Secretary Commissioners [Endorsed] Statement of Luis Sanchez May 1844 at Council Ground
No. 36 ACCOUNT OF INDIAN BUREAU WITH JESSE SUTTON [February-May, 1844]
Indian Bureau-
Powered by FlippingBook