[Clark:]
7th. of April Satturday [Sunday]
1805[12]
—
a windey day, The Interpreter we Sent to the Villages returned
with Chief of the Ricara's & 3 men of that nation,
this Chief informed us that he was Sent by his nation to know
the despositions of the nations in
this neighbourhood in respect
to the recara's
Settleing near them, that he had not yet
made those arrangements, he
request that we would speek to
the Assinniboin, & Crow Ind
s. in their favour, that they wished
to follow our
directions and be at peace with all, he viewed
all nations in this quarter
well disposed except the Sioux. The
wish of those recaras appears to be a
junction with the Mandans
& Minetarras in a Defensive war with the
Sioux who rob them
of every Spece [species] of property in Such a manner
that
they cannot live near them any longer. I told this Chief we
were glad to See him, and we viewed his nation as the Dutifull
Children of a Great father who would extend his protection to
all
those who would open their ears to his good advice, we
had already Spoken
to the Assinniboins, and should Speeke to
the Crow Indians if we should
see them &c. as to the Sioux
their Great father would not let them
have any more good
Guns &c. would take care to prosu Such measurs as
would
provent those Sioux from Murd[er]ing and taking the property
from his dutyfull red Children &c. we gave him a certificate
of
his good Conduct & a Small Medal, a Carrot of Tobacco
and a String of
Wompom. he requested that one of his men
who was lame might decend in the
boat to their nation and
returned to the Mandans well Satisfied. The name
of this
Chief of War is
Kah-kah,
We-to—Raven brave. This Cheif
delivered us a
letter from M
r. Taboe. informing us of the wish
of the
Grand Chiefs of the Recarras to visit their Great
father and requesting
the privolage of put'g on board the
boat 3000
lb. of
Skins &c. & adding 4 hands and himself to the
party. this
preposeal we Shall agree to, as that addition will
make the party in the
boat 15 Strong and more able to defend
themselves from the Seoux &c.
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