Fort Wilkinson 20 Sep^t. 1797 I arrived here a few days past and am making arrangements to go among the Creeks. I am in want of money only and am under the necessity of sending to Savannah to obtain some from M^r [undecipherable], as soon as my messenger returns I shall set out. M^r [undecipherable] has shewn me the amount of the Stipend for the families. If you wish to examine an article of the New [undecipherable] Treaty which never has been published, I believe it is market sent, you will see that the Stipend is more than 1500 doll^s. a year. The United States having agreed to allow each of the great Mico Chiefs of certain towns therein mentioned, one hundred dollars annually each. This desiring I must request you to order out as soon as practicable as I wish a dividend of the Stipend to be made and given out. I send you a report of M^r M[undecipherable] who I sent after Rogers, and with direction to visit all the towns, for the objects reported on by him: he has laid a little [undecipherable] in drawing up the report but I believe it to be strictly true and he has executed his trust, enjoined on him [undecipherable] to my delay[undecipherable]. I have just received two letters from the [undecipherable] one of the 20 of August, of which this is an extract "The Spanish government has issued order for the disposal of posts to be delivered up agreeably to [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] treaty with America which was renewed at Orleans lately and I believe complied with; [undecipherable] of the 16 instant." I am informed by a man from Tombigby about six days ago, that the line between the United States and Spain is begun what information he says he has from the Spanish Commandant at Mobile Don Pedro Olivers, he likewise says the Spaniards were about evacuating their "fort on Tombigbee which they say was to be left out of their Territory" he adds in a postscript "It seems the Baron de Carondelet is on his line and Governor Gaioso former governor of the Natchez commands in Orleans". An unfortunate affair happened in our neighborhood on the 12 of this month. Two men who live in Hancock county, crossed over the river on the Indian lands, went up the Little River about 10 miles fired upon and wounded a [undecipherable] Chief who was hunting there. The men are known. The Chief altho he had several young men with him would not have their men pursued, but directed his people to carry him to his encampment and came on the 16 sent 4 of them to this post to informed me, on Col. Gaither how he had been treated on his own lands. I sent him some necessaries and offered to send for him to the garrison to be attended here with whatever he might want. They told me he could not ride, they would attend to him and bring him if necessary. I shall hear from him in a day or two. I asked the Chief of the 4 who visited me, what the wounded Chief expected or wished me to do for him. He answered. This Chief visited you here last spring, and promised you he would keep his young men from this frontier till his folk, and that when he found Col. Gaither had crossed over and found himself on their lands, [he] come with his young men and hunt, and remain with them and prevent their doing any mischief; that he has fulfilled his promise and intends notwithstanding what has happened to look on the United States for justice. That he knew there are hot foolish young men on both sides who will be doing such things but he hopes measures will be taken to restrain them that his present willingness to be considered as acting nothing but as [a] reformation have introduced the plough [undecipherable] this present season with great success. I send a former and sent him to an Indian Village to make a crop for the principal Chief of the Village, and to teach the Indians [undecipherable] to plow, the experiment has succeeded, several have been learnt to plough and the Village there is more corn made, than heretofore altho the season has been too dry. I have the honour to be with great respect your Ob^um. The Hon^ble. James McHenry Secretary of War