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horizontal section before Gl. Houston at Washingon While they had many ? the 'Great White Chief' - Hydge ? thought the Delaware Chief Saint Louis & Aahquart the Waco chief '?" to Galveston in a parly of pleas and ? - ? the Ocean - & buy a few goods for them to take back as a ? gift to the "two unclear words"They speak English 2 unclear words - intelligent - pilite & gentlemanly - I accompanied them to make a purchase of 5 lbs of ? to take back to the Wild Indians - It is anxious that the 'War Party' were against these Indians, thus they kept up their scalping & all ? - Old Sam's plan is the best - (see Judge Terrels' Report)
cross-written section The Comanches would have come in but they were on an Expedition with 300 two unclear words to Exchanges & ? on - ? were eventually to come in a first they would not forget the killing of their chiefs at the Court House in San Antonio, by? of friends of Texas' they ? his made to be ? can rise. After all 'Trantos Express' with Indians ought ? be left up by and having almost forseen always. hasty to pick ? with them when they the aggressors. If we commence we must not complain.
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The Texan Fleet -
At last the Texan fleet as it appears to me commodore Moore ? - reduced to two vessels the 'Austin' & Brig 'Wharton' have left New Orleans, with 500 'Seafaring fellows' having been assisted by Yucatan with some cash - It was said that we should see Moore off here - for what? It is more probable that he has gone ? to Yucatan - Now or Never Moore for your own sake - You ? Congress