[112 # 121] [Richard Andrews] Hopwell 10^th June 1789 friend & Brothers when I wrote you last I expected to have had the pleasure of seeing you at [undecipherable] Town River at the place appointed for holding the Treaty with your people - myself and the other Commissioners waited there twelve days - but Could hear no word from you or any of your people, at which time we were oblidge to Come away as I [undecipherable] appointed to meet the Creeks the 20^th of this month at their rock landing on the oconee in order to settle the disputes that [undecipherable] between them and the State of Georgia therefore was oblidge to [undecipherable] up the time of treating with your nation for the present, as they did not meet [undecipherable] at the time appointed, which in every [undecipherable] very sorry for - we are not yet Certain what your reasons were for not meeting us as was Expected - but believe it was occasioned by bad talks given out in your nation by some bad [undecipherable] which [undecipherable] who wish to be the distruction of your people - I mean a Certain [undecipherable] [undecipherable] - who told your people that the Commissioners only wanted your land - never to meet to take away their land and if they would never Consent that they would have them put to Death - and that the Commissioners had a great many goods at the place in order to Cheat the Indians Land - and that he was the man that would let them know their [undecipherable] [undecipherable] but he is a rogue and a liar - the Commissioners had as good and [undecipherable] - [undecipherable] them as friends from Congress to the Indians - there was one of your own people was there with [undecipherable] he Could [undecipherable] whether any insult was offered or whether this is or any appearance of any [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Can - Since you that the Commissioners would have [undecipherable] further respecting your land and Every other matter - and though the Treaty is not yet - to the [undecipherable] you may rest [undecipherable] that you [undecipherable] [undecipherable] with the right over the mountains will not in [undecipherable] already will be appointed as soon as possible with your nation under the authority of the President of the united States - who has full power to [undecipherable] on obedience to treaties [undecipherable] into the new government and who [undecipherable] Certain will [undecipherable] Justice to the Indian Tribes within the bounds of the united States - therefore as your friend let me insist upon you to [undecipherable] all your [undecipherable] from molesting any of the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] or any of the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] therefore [undecipherable] as [undecipherable] to be otherwise [undecipherable] [undecipherable] ately - Can be held - when - [undecipherable] doing matters or depre[undecipherable] [undecipherable] be killed on just and Equitable [undecipherable] - and [undecipherable] with you to [undecipherable] to listen to no talks - except from [undecipherable] [undecipherable] by [undecipherable] or [undecipherable] by the president to treat with you as they are the people you must look to and will do justice [undecipherable] year - I am now sitting out to the treaty with the Creeks - [undecipherable] to be [undecipherable] in [undecipherable] day - when I [undecipherable] to be [undecipherable] to do [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] a [undecipherable] the place - with two or three others of the head men - [undecipherable] to meet in [undecipherable] - [undecipherable] - and M^r M^c[undecipherable] if it is [undecipherable] him to Come that so may talk matter over in a [undecipherable] manner and till the treaties Can be held after which I hope our own - [undecipherable] Children may live as one people on our land and never more [undecipherable] [undecipherable] by the [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] In token of friendship is [undecipherable] a [undecipherable] of white wampum. I am your [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] To M^r [undecipherable] and other head men of the [undecipherable]