TEXAS INDIAN PAPERS, 1846-1859
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We will always keep in recoltion [recollection] his friendship & Kindness to us on this occasion & have confidence now in his promises we see all before us in reality not promises & will remain his friend and friends to all of the good people of the United for their good wishes for us and our red brothers & sisters-- Reply of Chiquito principle chief of the Lipan Indians of Texas to the remarks of their Special Agent John A. Rogers, on the 27th of October 1851 at the Treaty ground on the San Saba, Bexar county. "Say They were all well pleased with what was said by their great chief the President of the United States, through our agent who was sent by him to take care of us and our red brethren of Texas, and desire to do as he has advised us to cultivate the land and raise corn and other things necessary for the support of our- selve and our children & follow his advise and live peaceable and remain the friend of the people of the United States of America and request and desire that our great chief the presi- dent of the United States would procure a home for me & my people and protect us from further persecution homes that may call our own & not be driven from them as we have been- they wish to raise (maize) corn they know how, to do it. they feel like Americans and are willing to abide and be governed by their laws, and will follow the advise of our Agent and go to work and raise corn & other thing & hope our great Father & Head chief of the United States will assist us in commencing to work we are poor & denied the priviledge of catching mus- tangs to sell & to eat-- Reply of Quaco a Lipan chief a good man That he feels gratified to the great chief of the nation for send us our agent with whom they are all pleased. He has feed us when hungary & clothed us when naked. He has given us good advise which we will endeavor to follow, I have been and will continue to be the friend of the white man & people of the United States they have been good to me. He says he has many c: 1 ildren and is tired of moving about and want a home secured to him to Keep them together and keep his horses & Stock to- gether-and requests and desires the great Chief of the United States procure for him and his people a home which they can call their own. and be taken care of by thefr great chief or his
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