The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 7, July 1903 - April, 1904 Page: 108
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108 TIexas Historical Association Quarterly.
Indians that are the first to speak out. March 6, 1824, Fields,
who now styled himself captain general of the Indian tribes in the
province of Texas, wrote to "the governor or commandant of San
Antonio" :
"It was my intention on my return from Mexico to present
myself at San Antonio in order that the authorities there might
examine the papers which I received from the superior government
of the nation. But it was impossible to do this, because a party of
Comanches had prepared an ambush on the road. However, I had
the good fortune to escape them.
"The superior government has granted to me in this province a
territory sufficient for me and that part of the tribe of Indians
dependent on me to settle on, and also a commission to command
all the Indian tribes and nations that are in the four eastern prov-
inces.
"I pray your honor to notify all the Indians within your terri-
tory, and particularly the Lipans, that on the 4th of July next I
shall in compliance with the order of the supreme government hold
a general council of all the Indian tribes at my house in the ran-
cheria of the Cherokees twelve miles west of the Sabine river. At
this council I shall propose a treaty of peace to all the Indians who
are willing to subject themselves to the orders of the government.
In case there should be any who may not wish to ratify what I
propose, I shall use force of arms to subdue them.
"I beg you to notify the commandant of San Antonio that he
shall, for the satisfaction of his people, send some trusted person
to aid in the treaty of peace and see how the affair is managed.
"Should it be convenient, have this letter translated into Span-
ish and have the authorities to send it to Rio Grande and
Monclova in which two places I left copies of the documents from
the superior government."'
The date for the general council mentioned above was changed
at first to August 1,2 and later to August 20. In the letter
informing the alcalde of Nacogdoches of this second change, Fields
says, "whareas you and myself are both subjects of the same gov-
1Bexar Archives. The above is -a translation of the Spanish translation
retained by the political chief who sent the original in English to the
supreme government.
2Richard Fields to Francisco Garcia, May 20, 1824. Bexar Archives.
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