Trinity
Col Austin
Dear Sir We have had Some apprehensions of an Indian war
hear, we heard a great talk respecting it from Some particular Indians
of the Coushatties in consequence of Which I payed them a visit in
company with Capt. Orr we held a taulk with all the principle
chiefs they denyed ever hearing any thing like a casperacy against
the american Collany, also appeared to be very friendly, and above
all things, to be at piece and friendly with the Americans this I
believe to be the truth with the great majority of the coushatties and
Allibamas but I am fully of the oppinion that there has been a
considerable talk of War among the differant tribes north of this and
that the Shawenees which was hostile to the Americans in the last
war was the principle adgitators, the indians States that all of the
auld creek Indians is on this side of the Mississippi and is comeing
to settle among them I have had it from good authority and I
expect that you are not unapprised of the fact, that they or apart of
them are now on the confines of this country, and are makeing
application for land in the Texas, now Sir if these Indians which are
said to be from five to eight thousand Strong with all the balance of
those detached warlike tribes are allowed to settle in this country, I
think it not hard to predict the consequence. I think from the
conversation which we had on the subject a year or two ago, your views
correspond with that of my own, Now Sir I think that our hope is
in you to stop this great evil, by a true reppresentation to the
goverment of the inevable ill consequence which must result some day or
other from suffering those hell hounds to settle among us, if they
do not proclaim immedeate war or commence hostilities they will be
for ever stealling and robing whear ever they have the chance if once
they feel them selves strong please to right to me by the first
oppertunity and communicate you Ideas to me on the Subject ard what
you think can be done, I hear that the commishernor has gone on
to Nacogdoches perhaps he could put a stop to those fatile
invitations by some of our great men to those Devils visiting Texas but
you know best, I remain yours with Esteem
Hugh B Johnston
Nov the 9th 1829
Los 8000 indios de qe. hable el capitán Johnston son del tribu
Moscogue ó creek y ya han emigrado al territorio de Arkansas
Johnston es capitán de la milicia sobre el rio Trinidad
Austin [Rubric]