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  They expressed a desire to cease all hostilities and go upon their reservation and their willingness to come in and join the Arapahoes, with their consent, move with them to their reservation and remain there quietly until the terms of their surrender shall be made known to them by the Departmental Commander.  I agreed to allow them to pursue this course guaranteeing them protection meanwhile and promising to see that [strike] they were properly fed.
    This band numbers at present sixty-seven lodges and their camp is about twenty miles distant at the head of the main Cache CK.  They give an account of their recent movements and [strike "an account of their recent movements and"] the first definite information received here of General Custer's operations, in substance as follows:

When Gen'l. Custer went up the North bank of Red River to [strike line] Mulberry Creek, the Cheyennes were on the head of the Clear Fork [strike line] of the Brazoes at the camp mentioned in my letter of the 18th Mch. [strike line] awaiting the result of the mission of the Comanche and Kiowa [strike line[ Chiefs to the military authorities in New Mexico. {strike line]

  From that point the Cheyennes moved North and while                   [strike line]

About the middle of March, Genl. Custer reached the main encamped on the upper Washita about the middle of March [strike line] Cheyenne camp, at the head of the Washita accompanied by Gen'l custer reached their lodges. That officer with his