Indian Papers of Texas and the Southwest, Vol. I

TEXAS INDIAN PAPERS, 1825-1843

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accomplish that part of it entrusted to me, or bra,·e every dan- g~r and encounter every difficulty in doing so-- I have the honer to be your Obedient servant J. C. ELDREDGE Genl. Supdt. Indian Affairs N. B. News of the Comanche has just come to camp. They are said to be about 250 miles above us on the Brazos. All therefore may yet proceed well and harmoniously.-JCE

No. 171 LETTER FROM J.C. ELDREDGE TO SAM HOUSTON

Tawakoni Village Trinity River, June 11, 1843

Tu His Excellency Sam Houston Sir

In a former despatch dated at the Anadarko village I in- formed your Excellency of some of the difficulties I labored under in regard to the conduct of Shaw and the other Indians in disregarding my authority and your orders. I have now the pleasure of stating that these obstacles are in a great measure o\·ercome, and that through a more concerted and harmonious action, my mission assumes a greater prospect of success. It was not my intention to have visited these villages but to h:n·e proceeded direct in compliance with my instructions to the Comanche, but I found that Shaw had no more idea of their lo- cality than I had, so was ooliged to come hither to obtain in- formation in regard to them. I have now learned thro the Tawakoni Chief that several bands of them are high upon the Red River and on the Canadian, but that he was not sure that Pah-hah-yuco was among them. He offered to send runners to the Wichita village where positive information could be received, which offer I accepted and four runners were dispatched this :morning accordingly. They ,·\'ill probably return in seven days, when of the desired information is received I shall use all dis-

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