WRITINGS OF SAM HOUSTON, 1843
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them as a pledge of the sincerity of the President in proposing peace and an exchange of prisoners. You will impress upon the Indians a knowledge of the fact that the government has made arrangements for the establishment of trading houses on the Brazos and Trinity rivers; and the ad- vantages which will accrue to the various tribes who shall remain at peace and carry on a traffic with these traders; and that after peace is made, there will be blacksmiths SP.nt to them for the purpose of repairing their arms; and also, that after [the peace] trading houses will be established for the convenience of the Indians towards the Rio Grande. Sam Houston. 1 P<t7Jers on Indian Affciirs; also· Executive Recoi·d Book, No. 40, pp. 274- 276, Texas State Library. 2 Banjamin Sloat was an Indian agent; Luis Sanchez was an interpreter. See Pcipers on Indian Affafrs, "Report of Indian Commissioners to Anson Jones," September 27, 1845; also E. W. Winkler (ed.), Secret Jo11n1als of the Senate, Republic of Texas, 1836-1845, p. 293.
TO GIBSON MAY 1
December 14, 1843
To Gibson May, Esq., Sir-You are hereby appointed as an Indian Agent with salary affixed by law. You will be furnished with the instructions of the Government for your guidance; and in all cases you will conform to the requirements of the Act regulating Indian Intercourse. You will specially be subject to the orders of the President in the discharge of the duties devolving upon you as agent aforesaid. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the Republic. Done at ·washington, the 14th day of December, 1843. [SEAL] Sam Houston [Rubric]
1 Papers on Indian Af]afrs; also Public Debt Papers, Texas State Library.
To THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1 Executive Department, Washington, December 15th, 1843 To the Honorable, the House of Representatives: I herewith transmit to your Honorable Body, an egtimate~ from the War Department, of the amount required for the payment
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