“From here I return to the Sac and Fox agency where I have some hopes of making a treaty with them or at least agree upon the main points so soon as they can be provided with another home—­The fact that we have failed to drive the traitors out of the Indian Country interfers very much with my operations here—­from the Sac and Fox Reserve I may go to the Pottawatamies but rather expect that I will return to Leavenworth where I shall again council with the Delawares and from there go to the Kickapoos—­Senator Pomeroy is here with me and will probably remain with me—­Judge Johnston is also with me and assisting me as Clerk since Mr. Whiting left.  This is not considered as a very safe country as Bush Whackers are plenty and bold—­You may show this to Sec Usher—­“—­Indian Office Consolidated Files, Neosho, D 195 of 1863.]

[Footnote 687:  Connelley, Quantrill and the Border Wars, 335-420.]

[Footnote 688:  “I arrived here last night from Leroy, after having succeeded in effecting a treaty with the Osage Indians by which the Govt. obtain of them by purchase thirty miles in extent off the East end of their reserve (at a cost of 300,000$ to remain on interest forever at 5 pr ct—­which gives them an annuity of 15000$ annually)—­They also cede to the U.S. in trust twenty miles off the North side of the Bal. of their reserve the full extent east and west—­to be disposed of as the Sec.  Int. shall direct for their benefit—­with the usual reserves to half breeds—­provision for schools etc.—­I have been all this afternoon in Council with the Delewares who have to the No. of 30 or 40 followed me out here for the purpose of again talking over (cont.)]

it was not a conclusive thing; for, in October, the Osage chiefs were still making propositions[689] and

[Footnote 688:  (cont.) the proposed treaty with them.  They had trouble after I left them at Leavenworth, but our council today has done good and they have just left for home with the agreement to call a council and send a delegation to the Cherokees to look up a new home—­When will Jno.  Ross leave for his people.  I wish he could be there when the Delaware delegation goes down—­as I am exceedingly anxious that they get a home of the Cherokees.

“I think there is but little doubt but I shall make a treaty with the Sac and Foxes as they say they are satisfied to remove to a part of the Land I have purchased of the Osages—­on the line next the Cherokees—­I can make a treaty with the Creeks and may do so but I think I will make it conditional upon the signatures of some of the Chiefs now in the army—­Those here are very anxious to treat and sell us a large tract of the country The trouble with the Southern Indians is their claims for losses by the war I will have to put in a clause of some kind to satisfy them on that subject—­That they are entitled to it I have no doubt—­but what view Congress will take of it—­or the Senate in ratifying the treaty of course I cannot tell—­Some of the Wyandots are here—­