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WRITINGS OF SAM HOUSTON, 1843
Galveston, 26th April 1843. The within amount of goods (say Three Hundred and forty five dollars) were furnished, and the Treasurer will pay the amount as par funds or its Equivalent out of the Indian Appn. subject to control of Executive to D. H. Klaener or order. J. C. Eldridge, Genl. Supt. Indian Affairs [Endorsed] : Genl. Houston's Order, April 14, 1843, Amount $345.00. Frontier protection 1Financial P(tpers, 1842-1843, Texas State Library. For Torrey, see Houston to Stephen Z. Hoyle, April 1, 1843.
A PASSPORT FOR JAMES ST. LOUIS 1
SAM HOUSTON, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS To all to whom these presents shall come, Know ye that JAMES ST LOUIS, a Chief of the Delawares is one of the signers of the treaty lately concluded with various border tribes of the Indians and therefore is entitled to the friendship and protection of the whites so long as he shall continue to walk in the path he has helped to make. When he returns to his tribe he will give them the talk of peace and keep all his warriors and the warriors of his friends from mischief, from stealing horses and from war. We wish and expect a firm and lasting peace, but if mischief is done, trouble will grow out of it. He will give counsel to all his red brothers of all tribes to make peace. This is the talk of a friend to peace, and a brother. He will be expected at the Great Council in August when we will again shake hands. Given under my hand and the Great Seal of the Republic of Texas at Washington, the 15th of April 1843. Sam Houston W. D. Miller, Private Secretary 1pa,11e1·s on. Indian Ajfairs, Texas State Library. On the same date Rous· ton issued similar passports to Roasting Ear, a Delaware Chief, and to Bintah, Chief of the Caddoes. Both are in the same collection.
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