Texas Delegation of 1846

[peacemedal]

I'm looking for photos of the Texas Indian delegates to Washington June-August 1846.  The principal chiefs were:

Comanche:
1. Santa Anna (Small Wolf)
2. Ka-bah-ha-mo / Kah-ba-mo (Won't smoke)
3. Pah-ha-en-ka / Pah-ha-yuca
Lipan Apache:
4. Ramon Castro
5. Jocko
Tonkawa:
6. Placidore / Placido / Ha-shu-ka-na (Can't kill him)
Ioni / Ainai- part of Caddo nation:
7. Tow-a-ash / Towiash (Shell Chief)
Anadarko:
8. Jose Maria / Aish
Keechi:
9. A-ko-whe-dai / A-ko-ha-rai-at (Pursuer)
10. Wah-dah-to
Wichita:
11. To-sa-quash / To-sa-quas (White tail)
12. Ish-ar-o-wah
Waco:
13. A-ka-quash / A-qua-gosh (Short tail)
14. Ys-ash-ketch-kuave / I-sash-ketch-haive
Tiwocarro:
15. Keuh-car-roque / Ke-chi-ko-ra-ko (Stubborn)
16. Te-accarro / Te-ah-kur-rah (Lightman)

Currently all I have is a woodcut print of #6 Placido/Placidore.  Seems like there would have been a daguerreotype of the group taken in Washington?

[Dietmar]

I´m afraid 1846 is a date too early to had them photographed. Unfortunately. Hope someone proves me wrong though.

[Dietmar]

Here´s a newspaper article of 1846:

TEXAS INDIANS AT WASHINGTON
We learn from Washington that the party of Camanche [sic] Indians, with delegations from thirteen other tribes belonging to the region of Texas, arrived in that city yesterday morning. The Cumberland Civilian gives the following description of them: -

“There were some fine looking men among them, but the women, of whom there were eight in company, were decidedly ugly. Santa Anna, the principal Chief of the Camanches, is a man of powerful limb and breadth. He has an honest face, and looks like a bold and daring leader. Col. Lewis, who together with Gov. Butler, has recently concluded a treaty with peace and amity with thee Indians, had them in charge. Maj. Robt S. Neighbors, Mr. James Coyle and Mr. Cooke, are his assistants. The list is as follows:

Chiefs and captains of the Camanche and other Prairie tribes, under the command of Col. M. G. Lewis, U. S. Agent.

Santa Ana, a Camanche Chief, with his wife, and Ka-pah-a-mo, a Comanche. Capt. Placido, a Tongnaway Chief and Tic-i-chit, a Captain of that tribe with seven warriors. A-qua-quost, a Waco Chief and Chas-too-che, a Waco captain, with two others of their tribe. To-cha-quos, a Wichita Chief and E-sha-a-wash, a Captain, Kitch-ka-ne-ka, a Towacha Chief and Se-ana-ka-ree, a Captain of the tribe. Jose Marie, an Anodarcoe Chief and five warriors. Bes-cen-ta, and Da-chit, both Caddo captains. Tow-ah-ast, an Ionie or shell Chief, with three others of his tribe. A-qua-mid-dee, a Chief and Wak-nat-to, a Captain of the Ketchees. Sos-se-co-was and Tar-to-mick, Chiefs of the Delaware. Quo-te-ra, a Ponomohaw Chiefs. Sar-a-not, A Bedi Chief. Bu-tan-ee, a Bularee Chief. Sue-a-batch-a-mick, a Muscogee Chief. Matty Conard, Jim Shaw and Jesse Chisham, are the interpreters.

The Baltimore Sun, Saturday, June 27, 1846

[gleb]

Very interesting newspaper clip, Dietmar! Thank you!

The year 1846 is quite suitable for the daguerreotype portraits especially on the Eastern coast. John Mix Stanley took the daguerreotype portraits on the Indian council in the summer of 1843 (Indian terr.). But no one survived. Seth Eastman used that process during his stay in 1841-1847 at Fort Snelling, again nothing survived. Thomas Easterly earliest portraits dated spring 1847 in St. Louis. So it might be possible, but in that case I think there were a note in newspapers.

[peacemedal]

Thank you for the newspaper story, Dietmar, I did not have this one and it provides additional names not found elsewhere. I found that there was a Plumbe Daguerreotype studio in D.C. in 1846 and actually took the earliest known photo of the White House. However have no evidence of a surviving photo of the1846 delegation or any members.

The newspaper story you shared does not list the Lipans who where in the delegation. One was chief Ramon Castro. The other was called "Jocko"; both were considered important enough that Pres. Polk gave them Peace Medals. Anyone have any idea who Lipan "Chief Jocko" was? There was a well-known chief Flacco, so perhaps this was a phonetic error? Ramon Castro's brother was John/Juan an later called Porfirio, but this doesn't seem so likely.