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- In the fall of 1824 he made his last trip as a trader to New Orleans where he met his brother John, afterwards known as Waco Brown, on his way to Cuba for his health. Capt. Brown told him that he expected to enter the Mexican and Indian trade, through the then Mexican provinces of Texas. His brother, being devotedly attached to him concluded to accompany him and in December 1824, they landed at the mouth of the Brazos with a large stock of goods and from thenceforth the name of each was inseparably connected and identified with Texas until their death. In 1825 Capt. Brown sent his brother with a cargo of goods to trade with the Comanches of the upper country. James Musick and Andrew Scott went with him. They succeeded in reaching the Clear Fork of the Brazos river, without being molested and found the Indians very friendly and anxious to trade. And soon they were winding their way homeward with eleven hundred horses and mules and as many buffalo robes as they could manage on their pack mules. The Indians assisted them a day or two on their way, and on the fourth night they camped on the Bosque about where the present town of Meridian stands. All retired, congratulating themselves on the success of the expedition and what must have been their surprise, when midnight yells and the firing of guns awakened their quiet slumbers. All sprang to their feet. Mr. Brown being a cripple from white swelling fell over on one of his companions. The others thinking that he was dead fled into the bottoms. Mr. Brown secreted himself in some brush near by, where he remained until daylight, naturally thinking that his companions would do likewise. But to his dismay, he found himself all alone, lame and without food; yet with a brave resolution he started limping homeward. After traveling three days, with blistered feet and aching heart, and almost famishing, he was suddenly surrounded by a band of Waco Indians. Most of them seemed anxious to kill him, but some plead for his life, which was spared on account of his lameness. He was then mounted and carried to their principal village, where the present city of Waco is located. His companions, supposing that he fell dead, traveled all the first night and concealed themselves until they reached the settlements, where they reported the death of Mr. Brown and their great loss of property.
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