TEXAS INDIAN PAPERS, 1860-1916
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No. 96A LETTER FROM R. W. BLACK TO J. W. THROCKMORTON San Juan de Allende Mexico
Jan 6th 1867
His Exellency
J W. Throckmorton Gov. &c. Dear Sir
Yours of the 6th ult was duly received Since I have been over on this side of the river, I have converced with one of the men that was sent up to the Lipan camp to recover some horses, that had been stolen from the different town near here He tells me that there are with the Lipan both Mescalero and Gila Indians, these latter Indians I suppose must come down from New Mexico. betwen the different tribes they muster betwen 80 and 100 fighting men and boys. The two latter tribes did not come down to the lower camp but sent word by the Lipan that they wished to treat with the Mexican Authorities for peace He says that they have four American children of some 8 or 10 years of age. One girl and tLre.e boys, he saw two of them. the Indians offered him either one of them for $100.00 I have written to Gov. Viesca asking him to insist on the delivery of the captives before they make peace with them. There has come in to Moreles (about 4 miles from here) in the last few days some 8 or 10 families of Lipan with onely one man and now are living there. The Kickapoo are do- ing a good deal of mischief in stealing horses from these towns, and the Mexicans are getting very tired of them. I am satisfied if I had the authority from the U. S. Govt. to treat with these different tribes I could not onely succede in inducing the Kickapoo to return to Missouri but most probably take these fragment of other tribes with them. threby rid the entire southern Texas frontier of Indian depredations After the removal of these small bands and the reestablishing of the Military posts on the El Paso road it will be very easy to prevent any Indians living south of said road. and consequent- ly it would be much easier to follow any bands of Comanche
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