WRITINGS OF 5AM HOUSTON, 1836
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Peace with each other and bury the Tomahawk forever. The great Chief of Mexico, Santa Anna, is our prisoner and he can- not help you to make war any more upon us. The Mexicans have told you many things, and you find they have spoken to you with two tongues. Hear my words, and walk in the white path, and you shall be happy. You shall have such things as you wish to swap for. We will pay you for what you have to sell. If you come to see me, I will give you presents that you may remember my Talk. I once gave to the Chief of the Comanche nation, a silver medal when I was in San Antonio. I now wish to see him with his other Chiefs that we may smoke together and be friends. I send my friends to talk with all the Chiefs of the Wacos, To- wacconnies, Towassies, Kechies, Ionies and Comanches, and to make a writing with them to bring it to a Great Council of peace. Sam Houston.
1 Jamos H. Starr Collection, Archives of The University of Texas.
APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONERS TO MAl{E INDIAN TREATIES 1
In the name and by the Authority of the Republic of Texas To All Whom these presents may come, Greeting: Know ye, that reposing special trust and confidence in the in- tegrity, capacity, and patriotism of Nathaniel Robbins,2 Kelsey H. Douglas,3 and Menry Millard 4 Esquires, they are hereby ap- pointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, Com- missioners on the part of this Government to hold and conclude a treaty (or any two of them) with the following named tribes of Indians, to wit: the Wacos, Towacconies, Towassies, Kechies, Jones, and Comanches. Given under my hand and private seal there being no seal of office at Columbia this twelfth day of November, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six, and in the first year of the Independence of Texas Sam Houston Wm G. Cooke Actg Secy of War lJames H. Sta,..,. Collection, The University of Texas Library. :?Nathaniel Robbins. See Houston to Nathaniel Robbins, April 13, 1836. sKelsey H. Douglas was one of the early settlers at Nacogdoches, and he is ranked as one of the intrepid Indian fighte1·s of Texas. _o~ Novem- ber 12, 1836, Houston appointed him one of the three comm1ss10ners to
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