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road, we Know the Governor now for the first time-And now we will work hard to take a good road. Tell him that all of this stock stealing & we Know nothing about, we never go to Texas. It is true what he says-that it is better to have men to watch us as you say in our own Camps-we had rather be watched by the white men,- but do not give us bad men who will not tell the truth about us.- We can- not talk for other tribes, but the sooner we have houses and farms the better for us, we all want peace and Cannot live much longer on the prairie- We are all old and grown, but our little ones will grow up as white men. Give us houses as promised and then our Children will grow up good; and we want them Educated as whites. If the Governor Can prove that we have stolen horses, we want to be told now, and then we Can find out what In- dians Committed the Crime, as we are not all doing it- We do not want our people seperated from the whites, but want to live like in Mexico where we all mix together and be good friends. I do not want to go away from here. I want to be good, but I am afraid of the whites, and dare not Come in and so live wild on the prairie; All Know that I live here in a house and have to come here to buy bread, but Could not do so, and Could not be friends. Ese-to-yeh-Comanche-I feel glad today to see my Texas Fa- ther. The Texans and my people are friends; I have not a great deal to talk about; I saw my Father in Washington and have been true to my promises and wait my Father to Keep his to us; I and my people have quit raiding into Texas for a long time; I have tried to Keep my young men out, and for that I have not much to say as I have not quarrel with Texas, but am farming here and doing as my Agent wants me to do. I feel bad to see the two Chiefs here under Guard and I feel sorry that they are not given to their people. I do not feel pleased to have this Post here, where I am not permitted to Come in and see my friends the officers and see how they live; when I went to Washington I was taken Everywhere and went into houses, but here I Canot go in and I Canot understand it. I think there is something bad here that they do not want me to get into in the Post. I am glad to see my Washington Father-a long time since I saw the face of my Texas Father and I am glad to see him, good day this and when
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