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A Talk from the heads of the Upper: and lower Creeks by order of the Mad Dog of the Tuckebatchees given out at the Cussetaw Square at a meeting of a number of the lower Creeks, this 21st of July 1793.
To be forwarded To His Excellency
General Washington: President of the United States.
We the heads of the Creek nations wish to acquaint your Excellency that we are preinformed by a number of our own people from the Chickasaw Station that there were some of the Chickasaws just arrived who had been holding talks with Governor Blount and that from Governor Blount they came to Cumberland, and that they had agreed with Governor Blount to send six thousand men to station at the Muscle shoals on the Cherokee river, and that the Cumberland people had agreed to send five hundred more men to join the Chickasaws to station at a Fort in the Chickasaw nation, and that the Cumberland people had already sent off three pound great guns to said Fort and that four hundred men were to be there in a short time. We the heads of the Creek nation wish to hear from General Washington whether it is determined that Governor Blount and their Cumberland people should go on; & whether or not they are people that are under the government of General Washington or not. This we the heads of the nation would wish to know as quick as possible. We the heads of the Upper and lower Creeks wish to inform the President of the United States that we have given out talks to put a total stop to all our young men going out to commit any hostilities against Cumberland or Kentucky therefore if its the wish of the President of the United States, that his people and we the red people should be at peace, we hope he will immediately restrain Governor Blount and his people from joining the Chickasaws. tis not that we are in great dread of the consequences of those proceedings, but as we have had a long wish to settle all disputes, We hope that our friend and father General Washington still remains in the same opinion.
We the heads of the Creek nation likewise wish to inform the heads of Georgia that if they still have a wish to settle matters with the red people, we hope they will on seeing this immediately send off to Governor Blount to restrain his people till his Excellency General Washington's pleasure is known.
Cussetahs 3d July 1793.
Timothy Barnard