A Mexican agent had been killed near…
May 1838 CE
A diary and papers had been found on his body, indicating that the Government of Mexico is working to incite the Cherokee and other tribes to rebel against Texas in exchange for recognition of tribal lands.
Additional documents are found after a battle on the North San Gabriel River on May 17 and on May 18, 1839, after a party of Texas Rangers defeat a group of Mexicans and Cherokee.
These documents include letters from Mexican officials addressed to Córdova and The Bowl, a Cherokee chief.
Sam Houston believes Chief Bowl's denials, despite the involvement of some Cherokee and the discovery of documents intended for the chief, and refuses to order them arrested.
In his several letters of reassurance to The Bowl during the unrest, Houston again promises them title to their land on the Neches River.
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