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returning them, was the hope that his immediate family, now prisoners at Fort Concho, would be returned to him.

         I had determined that the captive Indians now at Concho, should not be returned, until all the white Captives now held by the tribes, North of the Arkansas be returned, as also all animals and other property, stolen by these tribes during the past year from the Government and from individuals, when they can be identified and further, until the Quahada bands shall bring their people to the reservation, with purpose to remain and behave themselves properly.
         I still adhere to this purpose, but am willing to modify it thus far, that I will release a certain number, whenever white Captives are brought in, and in the case of Horseback's, I will give orders for restoring to your hands "Se-Kna-A Penetethka the mother of Horseback's wife and Woris-be-ah, a former wife of his and her daughter.  I will be grateful, if you will let the Indians understand the terms on which the Indian prisoners will be returned, as also, in case of renewed depredations on the Texas frontier - the purpose to send them out of the Country and permanently keep them there.
                                                                                                        Very respectfully
                                                                                                         Your obdt. servant

M. 1664.D.T.'72. (Sgd) C. C. Augur

                                                                                                             Brigadier General, U.S.A.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1234. HATCH, J. P. [left margin] Decbr. 5. 1872. Major John P. Hatch, 4th Cavalry Commanding Fort Concho, Tex. Major,

                            "Horseback", a Comanche Chief, has been very active in returning white Captives, held by the Indians, and has already brought in to the Agent, Mr. Tatum, four white boys.    In consideration of this, I have engaged to release and return to the Agent at Fort Sill, Mr. Tatum, five of the Indian prisoners, now in your custody, viz:

1. Se kna a Pena teth ka, [underline] Comanche, the mother of Horseback's (Terne quvits) present wife 2. War o be a ha, [underline] a former wife of Horseback's and her daughter, the latter has lost one eye. 3. Edar Ka, [underline] a near relative of Horseback's, an old woman, and her daughter. - In all five.