Proceedings with the Cherokees at Tellico Block House, December 1^st & January, 1795. and Copy of the President's Certificate respecting the Bounds of the Chickasaw Lands. January Tellico Block House South bank of the Tennessee December 27^th 1794. Present William Blount Governor &c M^r. Silas Dinsmore, Agent to the Cherokees resident in the Nation. M^r. John McKie, Agent resident at Tellico Block House. J. R. Davidson Commanding officer at Tellico Block House & many of the frontier Citizens Doublehead or the Bloody Fellow, John Watts, Jack Langley and middle Striker of Wills Town, Tallantie of Running water, the Giver of Hickspark, Nakagistasor Coconstota of Hynafusce, Long warrior of the Turn of mountain, Rich Editor of Toqua, Doublehead Junior & Standing Turkey of Otanaukia, the Tarrapin or Lackrittee of High Tower, Dreadful water of Cedar water, George of Taloquettee, Bold Hunter of Tomattanya, Charles of Ollijoy, Burtleth Killer of Conehoy, the Station or Chucoinnastulia of Chinne, and other Chiefs and Warriors of the Cherokee Nation. James Garner, Charles Picker Bloody Fellows, [undecipherable], Picker and [undecipherable], who undertook [undecipherable] with the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]. [undecipherable] attend, and they [undecipherable] attended the day on which it was agreed between us two shall meet at this place. For a general Exchange of Prisoners, I arrived [undecipherable] have since been [undecipherable] as ready to proceed on that Business. Your Runners I am informed are yet all arrived, but duly expected. I have and Shall [undecipherable] patience were their Coming. In the mean time it gives me proper as do many of the Principal Chiefs and warriors of your Nation are present that we both should commence, which on my part are intended & it better to form a permanent One between the United States and your Nation. Much innocent blood has been Shed in both Sides, while the Guilty on both Sides has escaped under as it is too generally, the Case in all wars, but I Shall pass from that disagreeable Subject and Speak only of the Preservation of Some in future. Your Nation is Small, extended over a larger Tract of Country, at least two hundred and fifty miles up & down the Tennessee and upwards to one hundred to the South thereof, to the waters of the mobile, surrounded on every Side, there are by the U. S. and on that by the Creek. The U. S. with peace with your Nation, and while both are united in the bonds of peace, both must be happy and no Enemy can Eventually injure either. If war is necessary and to both, then both or either fight any other nation than each other. It is Known beyond [undecipherable] the Creek do you many injuries [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Hogs, With [undecipherable] Killed and [undecipherable] and Citizens of the [undecipherable] President near Cumberland and Cherokees without the least provocation or justification for many years and renewed through your lower Towns, Scalps and Horses in Triumph. That is a truth of which you cannot but be Sensible that too many of your young warriors has gone with them in their harmful expeditions and [undecipherable], but I hope your warriors have seen their folly and will go with them no more. It must be however that Some of your foolish young People has yet outrages to go with the Creeks, and if they do the Towns to which they belong cannot but expect to Share the fate of the Creek when many would be destroyed and repented these, the U. S. were them, just the last Summer. There is a Situation I wish to represent my warriors who if taken will love to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Situation, their and [undecipherable] which is the [undecipherable] wish of the U. S. is to contract [undecipherable] into this [undecipherable] under the [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] to secure them young [undecipherable] out and give your [undecipherable] in a [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of a [undecipherable] [undecipherable] old [undecipherable] [undecipherable]. To think more [undecipherable], I would advise that every Town, Should generally Settle on the borders of the Tennessee above Chattanooga mountain. This [undecipherable] being carried generally into effect, Should any part of our Nation remain below that mountain and continue with the Creeks in war, Such Towns could be more [undecipherable] and destroyed, without in any Waste well disposed Towns, the moreover can be spared and the [undecipherable] punishment should be the middle of the [undecipherable] by. [undecipherable] proof of the friendship of [undecipherable] for you [undecipherable] I believe are necessary, I can you [undecipherable] wait the augmentation of [undecipherable] [undecipherable]. [undecipherable] bounds with your [undecipherable] should [undecipherable] [undecipherable] by all persons will. If I did not injoin you that many of the frontier Citizens as you have, under the best [undecipherable] Relations and proper [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and no doubt many of your People have lost their Relations are in the Same boundary. Here it is essential to the preservation of Peace that for this the respective Parties should forbear to molest the [undecipherable] of each other, except [undecipherable] Special [undecipherable] [undecipherable] for these Purpose. I shall [undecipherable] explain to you, that it may appear to form of you of the Same Terms, as a condition of the Treaty, I mean the Establishment of the line at this place. It was done for the Preservation of Peace and order between the frontier Citizens and your Nation by the advice and consent of the Principal Chief Scola [undecipherable] who will not submit to inform you. It has been the means of Establishing the line that the existence is enjoyed in this Quarter, and its good effects to both Parties cannot and be duly noticed to us; and while it does [undecipherable] no injustice, it furnishes a happy intercourse between the Parties equally beneficial to both. I Shall Say nothing respecting the exchange of Prisoners, until your Runners come in with the Bloody Fellows. I am happy to hear your talk but it is improper to Speak before one [undecipherable], therefore I will not reply now. To morrow I will answer your talk, when I will bring forward my young Warriors and we will then give out the [undecipherable] that have Subsisted for them [undecipherable] all the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] that have Subsisted, but your talk [undecipherable]. Bloody Fellows — He will be after breakfast. I will [undecipherable] [undecipherable] People to night. December 29^th 1794. Jack Langley a Runner from the Bloody Fellow's Camp with a message to Governor Blount. The Blount's fellow has sent me to inform you that two or three of his Runners who went to the Lower Towns about the Prisoners [undecipherable] and reports there the other Runners will be up right with one Prisoner (a white girl) that upon their arrival at the Lower Town, Uniacutty on the part of the town, [undecipherable], the Negroes captured, were generally in the woods, and could not be collected to be exchanged at this time, but that some more distant day must be appointed when they shall be delivered. He has also desired me to inform you that the rain will prevent the Chiefs from meeting you and delivering their talk to day. December 30^th 1794. Bloody Fellow. John N'atts appeared and delivered up a Prisoner, as yesterday requested by Governor Blount, a little of about Seven years of age, of the name of John Wilson of Hintaklas to be accounted for in the general Exchange of Prisoners. Gov. (B.) Will you be ready to talk to day, I am very desirous to complete our business and return home. Bloody Fellow & walls. Yesterday was a bad day, to day also besides, all the People, white and red, want to hear what is done between us, the House is too Small for the whole [undecipherable] of them, we will be ready the fine fair weather. Gov. (B.) I Know the truth of what you Say, and must Submit to the necessity. December 3[undecipherable] [undecipherable] yet talks about it merely [undecipherable] at them [undecipherable] good talks that it merely [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] time. We will now [undecipherable] I conceive it will be to [undecipherable] of both Parties to remove from [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] unto [undecipherable]. This [undecipherable] [undecipherable] remove to [undecipherable]. This [undecipherable] be more [undecipherable] re and [undecipherable]. This plan [undecipherable] talk me. It will not be suggested that I have granted any Lands on which these [undecipherable] are [undecipherable]. Gov. (B.) He will not. [Bloody Fellows] [undecipherable] giving me [undecipherable] at your [undecipherable] I wish to write to the President [undecipherable] I hope [undecipherable] [undecipherable] forward to [undecipherable] for I am [undecipherable] that we may conceal our profit in Peace on [undecipherable] Side. [If] [undecipherable] we will not cause the [undecipherable] to be black, by what [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Philadelphia [undecipherable] [undecipherable] whites [undecipherable] this Peace between [undecipherable] from [undecipherable] [undecipherable] that [undecipherable] never keep [undecipherable] that both [undecipherable] [undecipherable] many day, We look for [undecipherable] [undecipherable] who [undecipherable] that [undecipherable] must be [undecipherable] be [undecipherable]. [undecipherable] with a [undecipherable] to my People. I have now [undecipherable] [undecipherable] People [undecipherable] will of my talks, and if [undecipherable] there Should be [undecipherable] any [undecipherable] that [undecipherable] to make them [undecipherable] [undecipherable]. I have [undecipherable] the Cherokee [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] shall be made [undecipherable] Known through the nation as well as through the white People. [undecipherable] have [undecipherable] delivered a long [undecipherable] of white [undecipherable]. Now I am going to begin on the Subject of exchanging Prisoners. This the day that I Speak of the exchange of Prisoners, it is wrong [undecipherable] the prisoners on either Side from these People, we will return your Prisoners to you & we hope you will do the Same with ours and not be to Severe to continue on either Side. Although I have not many Prisoners I should deliver. [undecipherable] & where it is Settled that we Settle but deliver up [undecipherable]. I hope it will not be [undecipherable] hard on either Side, that all the Prisoners on both Sides are not delivered up, it that be done at a future day. Your Excellency repeatedly [undecipherable] above the delivery of Negroes, many of them have been Sold above, but you will deliver them, and [undecipherable] those who have purchased them, one of the Public goods, allowed us annually, by the U. S. When the Residence or Territory of [undecipherable] these holds that have been taken, [undecipherable] between you & myself and my nation, they will I think we all amount for Peace on both Sides and be pleased with it. I am now going to end my talk. [undecipherable] the Creeks the blood was lying among the People while they were talking, but [undecipherable] change my desire for that. I hope [undecipherable] some [undecipherable] to me [undecipherable] blood pain, but be [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] we may [undecipherable] through [undecipherable] [undecipherable] boarding [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]. Gov. (B.) I will [undecipherable] my 14^th for morrow, we have now agreed [undecipherable] it, the bad weather cannot delay the [undecipherable] our business. 1^st 1792. [Pause] as before. B. Fellows. I have delivered my talk, I Suppose you will answer it, we are now wanting to hear you. G. B. The assurance given of the disposition of your Nation for Peace is very pleasing to me, as the U. S. will nothing but peace with the Cherokee. You were right in your opinion that it was agreed between M^r. Dinsmore and myself that it would be to the interest of your nation to interest your Sentiments belonging [undecipherable] it would be the true Interest of your Nation [undecipherable]. It must be known that we [undecipherable] believe that the Ports of [undecipherable] were gone to be [undecipherable] when your Nation were committed [undecipherable] Hostility upon the Frontier Citizens for their protection. Now we are on both Sides, but it may be that some [undecipherable] of your [undecipherable] young Warriors may [undecipherable] [undecipherable], and we all know [undecipherable] are for real. These [undecipherable] while they Serve as a guard against such People [undecipherable] Serve to [undecipherable] the Frontier States: There States are on the bank of the Tennessee the Tombigbee [undecipherable] River which forms a line that must be [undecipherable] under [undecipherable] policy and such Serve had [undecipherable] is afforded a well [undecipherable] as low down as the mouth of [undecipherable]. [undecipherable] many Frontier People Standing around who have come here to look for horses of that description. I see many of these Horses have been carried to the Frontier Stations of South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia and others to Pensacola, and been Sold, but Some must be yet in your Nation, and Such as are I expect will be delivered up to the People from whom they were Stolen. B. F. [undecipherable] there has not been a distemper killing [undecipherable] in our Nation, many Horses have died with it. Some have been Stolen by the Creeks, and a great many Stole of [undecipherable]. If the white People want to See these Horses let them go to South Carolina. G. D. I have no more to Say to day, but I am ready to hear, if you have any thing to Say. January 2^d, 1795. Present as before [undecipherable]. G. D. The Talks of [undecipherable] are ended now, and the exchange of Prisoners completed as far as can be done at this time. I have yet Something to Say about the first, it is not Sixty nights Since [undecipherable] John Watter or the part of your Nation, and myself on the Same of the U. S. met me this Place and gave to each other assurances of Peace, I then gave full credit to what they Said and the assurances of Peace now expressed by [undecipherable] representation of your Nation, convince me of your wishes for Peace with the U. S. I was that the meeting appeared of [undecipherable] People have been Killed and wounded by [undecipherable] in the district of [undecipherable] and upon the frontiers of some County. This must have been done by the Creeks, your whole Nation must know that [undecipherable] depending on the Killing and [undecipherable] peace of the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the Security of our own [undecipherable] part of the U. S. and your Cherokee Nation. The Secretary of war Says the Creeks must not pass through your Country, and your lower Towns are to have this powerful Nation, that I fear you cannot Stop them in their passage to Cumberland, But I am going to propose to you a thing you can do, that is to permit a party of your young warriors to go with them, white men to the Frontiers of Cumberland for the Protection thereof. The number I would Suggest is Sixty five, the term three months, for which they Shall be paid by the U. S. The Chiefs by permitting their young warriors, not advising them to go to the Frontiers of Cumberland, will give the U. S. [undecipherable] required [undecipherable] the Sincerity of this piece, it is for us to understand that I do not ask [undecipherable] [undecipherable] order your young warriors to the defense of [undecipherable] at Cumberland, I only ask if you have any objection to there going if they are so disposed. Netocaltta or Hanging Man. It is true when I hear you about the Creeks, Some of my People has advised [undecipherable] Creeks. I arose this morning and moderated one when I had known it was intimated to me, that the High Towns People had a [undecipherable] to make a talk to the Creeks respecting the Killing the Creek a few days past to the Stallion's Party and I gave notification well [undecipherable] to be taken as a part of the Creek or late Summer. I had [undecipherable] from the meeting of the [undecipherable] Peace between my [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] through the upper [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] why we can [undecipherable] [undecipherable]. [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to the Chickasaws who are the greatest Friends of the U. S. they should treat themselves, for we do not know how soon the blow will be Struck by the Creeks. I request you to convey the following talk to the Chickasaws. It is not long Since I Saw my brother the head leader and his talk we had, was that we should both fight the white People against the Creeks. I hope they will come to Cumberland and live in the Houses with our white Brothers and help to defend them against the Creeks. I do not tell you all to go to war, even I know that my People have Killed a few days past a tired Creek, and I suppose that Some of our People who live near the Creek, will Some folk and if they to us "before told you I will inform you of it by my Runner. I have now to tell you & I have heard of your Killing one of my People and Sending the talks to General Robertson, if you will Kill a Creek for it, it shall not Speak and [undecipherable] Talks. I am an old man and it cannot be Supposed I can go to war myself, but if my enemy comes here I am ready and willing to turn out. G. B. F. I heard the talk you have delivered, I am not going to Speak rashly on the Subject, which a man treads without concerning his Nation, this consequence lies on himself alone, when he Speak. I have [undecipherable] go a great way. I will [undecipherable] in order to [undecipherable] give you an answer to our [undecipherable] William talk. G. B. I have informed you in Prisoners of the Killing of a Cherokee by the Chickasaws as the mouth of Bear Creek, I also told that it was not from any [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] Runners to the Cherokees that from the Killing of those Missiles, they Said [undecipherable] it had been Killed by the Cherokees. The Chickasaws are grateful Sitting at the moment and are the warm Friends of the U. S. and I hope it will continue So. I am very Sorry for the new [undecipherable] in the Chickasaws Killing the Cherokees and I know your love requires [undecipherable] for this Cherokee and I know you and the Chickasaws are the Friends of the U. S. Let them be included in the Peace, if you will tell me, you'll forgive this to Peace, I will immediately to the Chickasaws and do every thing in my Power to make Peace between you & them. I will Say but little about the Cherokees, only that they are among the warmest Friends of the U. S. as a proof of it they fought in the houses in last Summer, with the Armies commanded by General Wayne against the Hostiles Northern Tribes of Indians. I forgive the murders committed by the Chickasaws, and then the Chickasaws, Cherokees to Creeks, are the U. S. will be at Peace and united as Friends. J. W. I do not want war with any People but to live in my House in Peace, it is true Youme has for myself and my Nation is when People are young they may be full of war and not care what beomes of themselves. In case this war talk came from Philadelphia, from whence we get all our talks, we may take them, but from any body, else we most take the war talk. Although I do not want that war talk Should come from these [undecipherable] as I wish to live at Peace with all People. I am becoming an old man. Netocaltta. For my Part I desire nothing but war with the Creeks, as Runner have gone to them from our Nation; to reform [undecipherable] particular warriors it is not also Killed the [undecipherable] after any time. Carried a [undecipherable] Gov. (B.) There were nearly two Negroes taken in a last last Summer by Una on [undecipherable] at the time many white People were Killed, where are they? (B.) F. They are all in the Nation except one, meaning the one just here delivered. G. (B.) Is there not a mulatto boy or more in the possession of the other Liftee, the property of Doctor White? (B.) F. No, but his brother has a Black Negro! [G.] Blount. The boy Penguine after was said to be in the Hands of the other Liftee's mother? J. W. I know of no such Prisoner. G. (B.) Do you know any thing of a negro girl taken when the Shawanese Warriors with a Party of Cherokees took a House at Cumberland in the year 1792, the white People taken at the Same time were purchased by Cap. Chisolm? J. W. She passed from the Shawanese warriors to the Flea & from him to the Five Killer. G. (B.) There is a negro belonging to M^r. Robertson in the Hands of Gunter? J. W. It is true. B. F. I will Speak a boot property taken from my People; there were two Negroes taken from Molly Wilkinson when She was living in the Settlement of South Carolina? G. (B.) Is it not the Thieves carried them to [undecipherable] and they will be recovered. There is a negro of [undecipherable] Turner, in the possession of the Loggin headed [undecipherable] at home? J. W. It is true. G. (B.) There is a negro man the property of Cap. Singleton, who was in the possession of John B[undecipherable] a [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to pay for him? J. W. he is a [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to do with him. Gov. (B.) We will [undecipherable] a [undecipherable] and shall [undecipherable] [undecipherable] we have [undecipherable] possession on either Side who are to be delivered at the time that Shall be agreed on for the Exchange. J. W. We are not [undecipherable] People and have no goods to give those the Negroes from the Owners who have the Possession of them, if we attempt to take them by force, perhaps they might put them to death or refuse their Prisoner when Captain Chisolm attempted to bring them away. I think the more proper time will be when we receive our annual allowances from the U. S. Then we can with these goods pay the Possession, for them & deliver them to you. G. B. The goods cannot certainly be here till in five months, therefore I propose the first day of his. B. F. We agree to that time, and this I Shall be the time. J. W. The Negroes will then be delivered, but the other Prisoners must be delivered as Soon as possible, the [undecipherable] wants must [undecipherable] his Petition. G. B. When I promise, I wish to perform, and I can promise positively to believe his Child any Sooner. Three months of the guarantee will be cold, and it a long way to Kentucky through a Wilderness, but If I am momentarily, train his Child as one other day it will restore it to him. B. F. All can be [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to take the negroes by force from [undecipherable] them, It might [undecipherable] Gov. B. It is very well I [undecipherable] to take time and [undecipherable] and to tell me [undecipherable] about [undecipherable] a larger head of Country [undecipherable] established [undecipherable] with your bounds, all amounting with some which you [undecipherable] by that Treaty. The Patriot Tract, now Firm [undecipherable] [undecipherable] afforded a front part the months of [undecipherable] of this [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] while Keeping it does no injure and I protest to you that by Keeping the [undecipherable] no more in claim, for the front of the U. S. and more [undecipherable] than the [undecipherable] by the Treaty of [undecipherable] and by Keeping them, I do not create the Interest of the U. S. I am than [undecipherable] of your Nation, your yesterday Show me to inform the President of the Country of the U. S. residence in this Country did not obey my Command; he shall [undecipherable] your talks, but in the mean time I am now [undecipherable] provided your People have the Share that the frontier People will also Keep it. The Presidents will also in what you have told above, knowing the Price of goods, for my Part from only [undecipherable] in his [undecipherable] last Session of Congress, he did mention that Subject, but it is an object that comes under the deliberation of that body and it will take them Some time to consider and complete the System. It is with great regret, I find the different Parties have been so unSuccessful in bringing forward the Prisoners to a general exchange, the object of our meeting at this Place, but upon the assurances given yesterday, the [undecipherable] will at a future day bring forward [undecipherable] a [undecipherable] exchange with remaining Prisoners and Negroes. I agree to [undecipherable] Proposal of yesterday, namely that that was exchange the day such as you here by the hands of [undecipherable] I have the intention of your nation at this time ready to deliver. John Watter went to them, [undecipherable] them & [undecipherable] them. [undecipherable] W. The [undecipherable] [undecipherable] about to exchange Some [undecipherable] [undecipherable]. The Negro girl is given up by the fine of Nickspack expressly for the purpose of receiving in exchange his daughter now a Prisoner at Kentucky. Gov. B. The Cherokee Prisoners not delivered to you are four in Kentucky, and three are Said to be done in South Carolina & [undecipherable] [undecipherable] there the number where it may, or where they may, it will be may to deliver them to you at the future time; and plan, that may be agreed on between us. I have [undecipherable] time in Stay to you will clothed as you there are, which are now [undecipherable], we are now [undecipherable] nothing more Peace and I hope we will have no more war, but if we unfortunately Should, I hope this good treatment of Prisoners will induce Similar conduct from both Parties to such Prisoners as fall into their hands. Gov. B. You have in your hands a Miss Johnston a Prisoner before prior to the Treaty of [undecipherable]. J. W. Very true, She is in the Possession of the other [undecipherable]. He obtained her by purchase from the Northward Indians. Gov. B. Have you no other Prisoners? J. W. Yes, a woman married to a Cherokee in high Towns lately came to the Nation from the Northern Tribes. There is also a woman in the Nation captured at twelve years of age, here married, has Children & impossible to [undecipherable] to the other People. Gov. B. What [undecipherable] one [undecipherable] from [undecipherable] them, from General [undecipherable] [undecipherable] where on [undecipherable] they. J. W. From [undecipherable] [undecipherable] on [undecipherable] [undecipherable] inquiring [undecipherable] Talks from your Country to Kill the Creeks who killed [undecipherable] and I have been above [undecipherable] [undecipherable] who are [undecipherable] Persons [undecipherable] for these two who were Killed in the frontier in the cause of the last Summer. I had agreed some[undecipherable] for the Creeks had Some years past, Killed two great Warriors of our Nation. January 3^d, 1795. Present as before. Gov. (B.) It is true M^r. Blunt many Said no war talks have come from Philadelphia, he is [undecipherable] without the income that no instructions had come from that Place for your Nation to fight the Creeks. But M^r. Dinsmore is instructed that the Creek must not pass through your lands to war against the Frontier Citizens, by which we meant to be understood, that if the Creeks cannot be otherwise Stopped from passing through your Lands to war, those they must be prevented by force. What I Said yesterday was not an invitation to war against the Creeks, it was only intended [undecipherable] you, if you had no objection to a Party of your young warriors, Joining with the white People on fronting the Frontier People against those that blood Thirty Nations, within Housel & fields. B. F. I remember I Spoke [undecipherable] to give my answer to day, about [undecipherable] consulting with my People. I am not [undecipherable] there was no war or other [undecipherable] M^r. Dinsmore is [undecipherable] who was appointed to reside in our Nation, to Keep our Nation in line with the white, and [undecipherable]. Along [undecipherable] the more [undecipherable] observed [undecipherable]. [undecipherable] we have had [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to know what Philadelphia [undecipherable] was no such talk. It is true a few nights Since, we Spoke, to me to talk to this [undecipherable], thou art there [undecipherable] young man in our Nation appearing now to talk to the [undecipherable] young Fellows of the Creek's, [undecipherable] will not take this [undecipherable] you shall Know it now, you Spoke about Stopping the Creeks; those who were recommended [undecipherable] between us and the [undecipherable] we [undecipherable] hands and restrained them to me. It is with how. I advised the Lower Towns to get the mountain [undecipherable] to pass [undecipherable]. He had been Some time, there is it was more at Once; I once to [undecipherable] myself [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] who Said that the ministers of different [undecipherable] were [undecipherable] in America to adjust [undecipherable] terms of difference. There were two flags a British [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] done those. But in doing the [undecipherable] bury the blood step that it may be no more, in and [undecipherable] together in the paths of Peace. I Speak and [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] that he will soon them as if [undecipherable] from talks that will last. There are four Houses in [undecipherable] where their talks came from, and I hope these [undecipherable] he will be there talks respected. Hanging Man. As I Said before I Suppose a [undecipherable] [undecipherable] from the Creeks, as a [undecipherable] Runner has gone to them, but I Shall know to a certainty [undecipherable] at the [undecipherable] it is [undecipherable] my People, [undecipherable] it for the defense of our Country. M^r. Dinsmore is [undecipherable] with all Nations likewise [undecipherable] [undecipherable] from [undecipherable] to the People [undecipherable] [undecipherable] will not Listen. [undecipherable] for many years, there have been Killing the People of this Country, is it that this Country is not under the Protection of the U. S. or is it that the President is uninformed of the many murders & These committed by the Creeks (Tom Dinsman). You are now come to my Land to reside in Ennuscula, you will be an eye [undecipherable] to the bad conduct of the Creeks who do the Cherokee many injuries, probably the President did not know this when he appointed you, but I hope you will report the facts as they appear. When the Creeks destroy our Property they excuse themselves by saying we are Citizens of the U. S. for my Part, and nearly again of them, they are so numerous. The Creeks were very troublesome on the frontiers and created Such differences between the Frontier People and myself that I remove to Wills Town where the Creeks called me Virginians, and Stole my Horse. I then thought best to return to this Place and Stood my ground. The Creeks are very bad, I hope you will talk to them, and that it will not be with you as with M^r. Shore, who was obliged to fly from place to place to save his life, from them. This I give you as a warning for they are very bad and you will be near them, for they have filled all our old Frames, who was the Support of our Lands. It is not [undecipherable] among there any Farms from the U. S. is in danger among them. Gov. Blount. What you have required of me respecting the Prisoners of your Nation in the hands of the Chickasaws, I Shall attend to returning, having no part of your Nation will make an attempt to take Satisfaction for the injuries the Chickasaws have done you, until you have the return [undecipherable] to the [undecipherable] touching the Subject. [undecipherable] and Nickspark because you have resolved these disagreeable [undecipherable]. The People who have [undecipherable] to these from [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] of Petition, [undecipherable] from [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] these [undecipherable] born to [undecipherable] there, own by a Cherokee, this applies to [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] warriors, and like others [undecipherable] agree to bring about the blood for we are all of [undecipherable] the Spirit of [undecipherable]. In answer to the question of [undecipherable] whether the People of [undecipherable] land are in [undecipherable] the Protection of the U. S. [undecipherable]. [undecipherable] I Say all Citizens of the U. S. [undecipherable] which [undecipherable] People are under the Protection of their Government, and full information has been given to the President of their many Sufferings. It is with pleasure [undecipherable] appearing to M^r. Dinsmore, he is a man highly proper for his appointment, I attend to what he Shall tell you and your Nation will be happy. He will not Speak now but as at your general meeting in this Nation. M^r. McKie will remain at this Post for the Purpose of Keeping up a friendly intercourse between your Nation and the Frontier People. These talks as all others have been, will be duly reported to the President, and I hope will be reminded to on both Sides. Peace is the desire with of the United States. — here ends the Journal of the Conference.