Capitolo 41
You probably know that Mathews, previously an Indian Dealer among the
Osages is committing the depredations to the head of a ribbon of half
race Cherokees, every summer.
He has killed a number of farmers and you/he/she has taken their ownership; but as
the most greater part of them they were on the Cherokee neuteral it disembarks me I could not say
whether to blame him/it very or not, as I didn't understand the
the condition of those earths.
Some days ago he came above to Humbolt and it ransacked the city. Gen. Lane
ordered the house it protects, it composed above all of old men, too much old man for
regular service, to go down and to take or it disperses this society under
Mathews.
He detailed Lieut. With the. Sincere of the regiment of Montgomery to the command,
and we approximately started 200 strong. We went to Humbolt and we followed down
through the Osage as far as the Agency of Quapaw where we came above with
them, approximately 60 strong.
Mathews and 10 men were killed to the first fire, the others (the cont.)]
Lane hardly had knowledge defined from which Price had turned away
the border and you/he/she was moving himself/herself/itself toward north, he determined to follow later and
attack
[Footnote 109: (the cont.) him withdrawn. We founded upon Mathews a Committee
from Peak. McCulloch, authorizing to enlist him/it the Quapaw and other
Indians and work on the frontier of Kansas.
The Indian Osages are faithful, and I think the most greater part of the other ones it would be
if Your Agents were ready to speak forever a word of the trust our
Government, and on hand to counterattack the influence of the Secession
Agents.
There is no more danger in to do this that in some of the service of Army.
If an Agent is killed in the I unload of its duty, another can be
named the same as in some other service. Some ready Agents, strength
safe an enormous amount to now plunder is contemplated what to do in
Kansas.
Peak. McCulloch promises to his/her rangers and the Indians that him the wish
their winter in Kansas and it expels the farmers.