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WRITINGS OF SAM HOUSTON, 1838
To GEORGE MAY 1 Nacogdoches, T[exas], 12th Aug. 1838.
Dear Sir, I am happy to hear from my friend Big Mush. Tell him we will soon have all peace, I hope-So soon as we have the line will be run and they will be satisfied. I ordered it to be done nine days ago, but this fuss, may put it off a while. Yet before the leaves fall it shall be done or I will give them my life or my land, for I will not tell them a lie, -I will never tell a Red Brother any thing but the truth. If Big Mush does not wish to come down, don't insist on it, and if he does come, come with him by all means. Tell him to listen to my words, but never listen to the words of bad men. Tell all my red brothers to hear my words, and remember them forever. Write to me soon Sam Houston [Rubric] [P. S.] Our force now in the field is 600 and at least 500 on the march to join them. H. [Addressed]: T'o Mr. George May~ near Cherokee Nation Texas By Mr. Bowman [Endorsed] : Houstons letter about running the line. 1 Lamar Papers, II, 199-200. 2 George May was an Indian agent during Houston's administration. To GEORGE MAY 1 Nacogdoches, Texas 12th Aug. 1838. My Brother! This is a copy of a letter from the Bowl writ- ten yesterday. "General Houston, "Sir, I received your letter a few days ago, but my people from the Bigest to the least have a little dread on their minds and there came a Boluxy [Biloxi] Indian by my house, and stated that he seen two white men trailing him, and it alarmed my peo- ple. This was Mr. Bradshaw (I suppose) and Mr. Pool, They were in the were [sic] woods, and saw the trail of two horses; and followed them in the direction the Indians went. The In- dians had connexions at my village and were coming to see them.
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