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LETTER 25
Natchitoches, 31" Dec. 1811
Sir
Herewith is enclosed an Account of Such Articles I have taken
from the factory here the past year for the use of the Several
Indian Tribes in my Agency, for the Amt. of which as agreed
I have drawn on you & likewise An Acct. of Other Expendi-
tures the Blacksmith's Acct. excepted which I Cannot have for-
warded till next Mail. The Situation of Our Neighboring
Spanish Country has Induced me to pay particular attention
to those Tribes who might be more immediately Affected by
that State of things, the Panies [Panis] & Caddos Particularly.
The different Political parties in the Spanish Country" have
made unsuccessful Efforts to draw the Indians into their dis-
putes. I received a friendly visit from Awahakei the great
Panie or Tawiache [Taovayas]"" Chief and party, made them
Some presents. The Chief died on his way home. Since which
a Separation has taken place, a party of them have gone off
& joined a Wandering Band of Hietans, the remainder thought
Themselves too Weak to defend Themselves Against the Ozages
& went and joined the Tawakenoes [Tuacana] 2 who speak
the Same Language & are likewise emigrants from the Panis
on River Platt & live about 200 Miles South of the Panis Towns
on Red River. The Caddo Chief is using his Interest Among
them (which is great) to persuade them to return & live all
together as Usual a Leader or Minor Chief with a party have
been to St. Antonio and I Am informed Are Somewhat inclined
towards the party of European Spaniards. The Hietans & Ta-
wakenoes [Tuacana] are friendly to us.
There is a party of Bad Man fugitives from the different
jails in the United States who have Settled themselves at the
Pecan Point on Red River about 500 Miles by Water from this
Town. The Names of those I have heard of, are Glover, Colton,
Parkham, Armstrong, Coots, Harper, Gibbons, Kelly, Fouts,
Turner, Rogers, Patton, Lucas, Williams, Dixon, Knowlton,
Spears, & some Spaniards & Runaway Negroes, these people
are Enemies to all law & good order, and most of them would
have been hanged If they had have remained in the United
States. The Indians have Killed one of them by the Name of
Dixon. They have imposed upon the Indians by Forged pass-
ports, they are all Murderers, Thieves & Robbers, and doing
all the Mischief they Can Amongst the Indians, their party is
Augmenting and will give us Trouble before long, if they are
1"The republicans or revolutionists opposing the monarchists or royalists.
1x9The Spanish form is Taovayas. They lived on the south bank of Red
River, about eight hundred miles from Natchitoches, or three hundred and
forty miles by land. Hackett, Pichardo's Treatise, II, 232.
120The Spanish form is Tuacana. Ibid., II, 225.403
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