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[Copy] of a Letter from A. Cornell.
Tuchabache 8th April 1793.
Dear friend & Brother.
Make the opportunity to write by the bearer to let you know I am sorry to hear that there has been mischief done at St. Marys - I have never heard the truth of it yet - As soon as I heard any thing of it I sent off runners to the Upper Towns and the Lower Towns to have a meeting about it, but the half way house King stopped our breaking day from going down to the Lower Towns - This was the reason that none of the Headmen of the Lower Towns was at the meeting - The Mad dog myself and Darid Cornell are so uneasy about it we do not know what to do - We had great hopes our nation was getting very happy, for they had taken your talks, and our great father General Washingtons, and mean to hold it fast as long as we live, for we have thrown away the Spaniards talk - We hold them by the hands as friends yet, but not to take any of their talk against the United States - If every man would exert himself as well as the Mad dog and the head men of the Upper Towns and Mr. Weatherford, we should have an everlasting peace with our brothers of the United States - I have sent our White man with our Talks to you for he is the only one that has done any thing for us, since he came from St. Marys I have been sending him through the Upper Towns to the Traders to hear what they thought of our talks, and to tell them not to give the Indians bad talks, as some of them used to do, not to tell them to go and steal White peoples horses, for if they did and it was found out, it would be of bad consequence to them - There was that Ash you gave goods to, I suppose he told you he would do a great deal for you when he went home - He has never done any thing for you - Mr. Weatherford and myself wanted him to come down with the bearer and he would not - Since he has come from the Upper Towns, I hear that Grason that lives at the [blank] has been giving the Indians talks to go to War, I wish you would send me word what to do with such people. So no more at present from your friend.
A. Cornell.
