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Genl McKinzie it is all right--He can take Santanta etc back to Richardson with him, and it will I know [underlined] do the Kioways? a heap of good. If you and McKenzie can lay a trap to catch some party of horsethieves in Texas, cross? the line and hang every one of them. It will stop this raiding. Insist on the surrender to Mr.? Warren of 41.underlined ? and till Kicking Bird--when he comes in, which he will he seems to do sooner or later,tht if another raiding party goes from the Reservation to Texas we will have to search his Campls for Stolen Stock and if that wont do, we must abrogate the Treaty, declare them outlaws, and open this Reservation to Settlement--in an all? very well and an account of horsethieves will later the ?--will write again from Fort Leavenworth--Please sent copy of this to?

at Washington.  Love to Mrs. Grierson Charly & all the folks. Gen Sherman