enter into the confederacy as well as the Upper Creeks which you mention. it may have a good effect to induce the northern Indians to be moderate in their conduct. It would probably be attended with the happiest effects should you be able to persuade the principal Chiefs of the Cherokees to repair to this place. And at no time has there been so fair a prospect of their compliance as at the time you wrote. If you are so fortunate as to effect this object, you will give me timely notice of the visit. As M^r. Allison will shortly return I propose to transmit you by him a sum of money to defray the expence of the journey of the said Indians. The persons who fired on the friendly Indians near your house; deserve and I am persuaded will receive severe punishment at least it is to be expected that nothing within your power will be omitted to bring them to the punishment which the law shall decide they merit. I have the honor to be &^c. Governor Blount } [rule] War Department, August 26^th 1793 Sir, I am instructed by the President of the United States to express to you his extreme concern at the late violent and lawless inroads of several parties of whites from the South Western territory into the peaceable part of the Cherokee nation. He requests that you would upon your return make known his sentiments on the occasion, and that you would use your highest exertions that the authors and perpetrators of such disgraceful outrages should be brought to immediate tryal, and receive the punishment, which the laws shall direct. Unless such crimes shall be punished in an exemplary manner it will be in vain for the government to make further attempts to establish any plan or system for the administration of Indian affairs founded on the principles of moderation and justice. Treaties will be at an end, and violence and injustice will be the arbiters of all future disputes between the Whites and the neighbouring tribes of Indians and of consequence much innocent blood will be shed and the frontiers depopulated. It will therefore behove every man in the South Western territory who wishes to live under a government of law and order to exert himself in obedience to the directions you may issue for the trial and punishment of the offences which have been recently committed against the Indians. If too many of the inhabitants of your government have not been concerned in the outrages in question, and if it be possible for the majority to persevere in a reasonable line of conduct, It will then become a subject of your deliberations to pacify if possible the injured Indians. If the laws should condemn the offenders and the powers of government should be sufficiently strong to execute the laws it is possible the Indians may be satisfied because they would then see that the promises made to them were not mere delusions. But if this should not be the case, you will be constrained to have recourse to other expedients, which although it is highly proper they should be tried the result may be doubtful. In order that you may avail yourself of any favorable disposition of the Indians David Allison the storekeeper and paymaster has been furnished with the [underline: quantity of goods you have estimated for this purpose] amounting to five thousand seven hundred and eighty four dollars and seventy one cents. It is however to be understood that you are not to issue these goods to the Indians unless it shall be apparent to you that it will have the effect to pacify the Relations of the murdered Indians and thereby prevent further hostilities. The Executive of the United States are anxiously desirous of a peace with the neighbouring Indian tribes for the many reasons which have been given to you both verbally and in writing. But if the United States are constrained to enter into a War with any tribes it ought to be under the auspices of justice as it is not to be supposed for a moment that they will support the expences of a War brought on the frontiers by the wanton blood thirsty disposition of our own people or any other unjustifiable conduct. You will please to be frequent in your communications of all circumstances necessary to be known to the President of the United States, and you will please to bear strongly in your mind always, that nothing can be more satisfactory to him than peace with the Indian tribes founded on humanity and justice. The