War Office. August 29^th 1796 Sir, It appears from the conferences between the representatives of the Creek Nation at Coleraine and the Commissioners of the United States, that the former have requested, and the latter have promised, that the President would send into their Country within four months from the date of the treaty a person instructed upon the following points. 1. To fix upon proper Sites for trading houses and posts and explain to the Nation by Towns or Tribes the reasons for having them established within their boundary line. 2. To explain the plan of Trade to the different Towns or Tribes. 3. To confer with and [undecipherable] the Nation how it ought to conduct itself, in case the Runners of the Indians by Harrison and others should escape without doing [undecipherable]. 4. To explain the object for running the boundary line between Spain and the United States. 5. To notify the [undecipherable] of the time when the President will be pleased to run the boundary line between the Creeks and the United States and the place where the running is to commence, in order that persons may be appointed to attend on the part of the Nation. As these explanations have been promised and have been depended upon by the Indians who convened at Coleraine and the [undecipherable], it might not be proper to with hold them upon a mere point of economy, especially as there are other objects of importance that may be accomplished by the person whom the President shall be pleased to employ on the occasion. One of the points I alluded to is to ascertain on execution of the intimation given by the President to the State of Georgia, whether the Creek Nation are disposed to sell their land laying between the Oconee and Oakmulgie; and if they are, the terms upon which they will part with it. Another point is to ascertain whether the state of things in the Creek Nation be favourable to the introduction of a system of civilization and a plan for managing them such as has been adopted for that on the [undecipherable]. It strikes me that several circumstances conspire which would render such an experiment more likely to succeed now than at any [undecipherable] — The Creeks are strongly impressed with the opinion that the United States mean to conduct towards them with candor and justice, to protect all their rights; to perform the promises which have been made them; and besides are become sensible that the [undecipherable] of the United States is too powerful to be resisted. Whatever therefore may be proposed by the President, as they find themselves and their lands protected by the United States, well, it is probable be well received by them; and will mitigate to a degree of [undecipherable] the repugnance to their habits so established by custom. [undecipherable] when the hopes and [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] may be [undecipherable] to their civilization. That which has been long contended [undecipherable]; that the [undecipherable] which [undecipherable] their [undecipherable] is not all [undecipherable] the time is [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] by the same means which it will [undecipherable] them in a [undecipherable] of peace so material to the United States the most [undecipherable]. The States which are anxious to get the Indian land will [undecipherable] large portions of it by the operation of these causes become [undecipherable] to them, and consequently placed in a situation to be easily obtained. Besides, if they can be brought to support themselves in a manner raising some [undecipherable] of land, they will have fewer [undecipherable] from which to [undecipherable] their [undecipherable] and would be more in the power of the United States than [undecipherable], placed in an immense tract of Country. To enable these [undecipherable] from which these objects are expected [undecipherable], requires no more than obtaining a degree of patience on the part of the States which covet their lands; and a ready [undecipherable] of the means which the laws have placed within the reach of the Executive. If you should approve of sending a person into their Country to carry out all of those purposes it shall turn my attention to frame the proper directions and lay them before you — as soon as possible for consideration — M^r. Hawkins appears to me to possess the necessary feelings and character for such a mission; if he will undertake it, and should you approve may be spoken to on the subject. —