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TEXAS INDIAN PAPERS,. 1825-1843
Brother, I have heard your talk and listened to the words yoar great Chief Houston sent me- They are good-I have fitmg de- sired peace- The children of my people which your chief sent me has made our hearts glad-We know your chief speaks troth and I am willing to assist him to make the great whHe path be- tween our different people-I would be wilfing to attend the council as you wish, but my people will not go to your country unless a treaty is made-another reason is that when we make .a treaty I want it to be a Strong freaty, one that shall last as long as this world exists-all the Chiefs of my several bands must be present and there is not time to collect them together- ! want them present that there may be no lies spoken on my side --I will visit the different bands and council with and bring them to make a treaty of some future time-I will send runner~ as your Chief wished with talks of peace to all the chiefs and tell them there must be no more blood-when you return t:> your chief, say to him, Pah-hah-yuco thanks him for his children and the presents he sent-I have no white prisoners with me or I would send them to him-When we meet again in council they shall all be there"- ! then asked him how long it would require to concentrate the several bands, and at what place he would meet Commissioners in Council-after a little thought, he replied, "four Moons from this present full moon my people will be on the clear fork of the Brazos river, and if the grass is good, winter there"-! tried to induce him to come lower down the country but Shaw told me it was only one days ride from Comanche Peak, and if I pressed him farther he might get offended with me and not come at all-I was then of -course obliged to accept the answer the chief gave me-accord- ingly I drew up a treaty for a temporary peace which was en- tered into and signed by Pah-hah-yuco and myself with Mr. 'Torrey-A-cab-quash and the Delaware as witnesses-This -document 'is now on file in the Executive Department- On the 10th preparations were made for a start, before leaving Pah-hah-yuco came to me and wished that I would ask the Chief Houston to send him at the next council a silver medal in the form of a double cross, (thus :t:) a spear, an uniform coat and sword, which I promised him to do---Happening to see my sword he ins'isted upon having it. I gave it to him as Shaw had promised to bring one up, and he
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