[undecipherable] Knoxville 9^th may 1799 Friends & Brothen I received this morning your talk and am well pleased with it — It is a good talk. Your dividing yourselves in such a manner as will best suit the Govern-erning the Nation is wise, and by that means I am in hopes you will be able to keep your bad People in Order, And prevent their Stealing of Horses And then the white People will not complain but will send pleasant talks to Your Father the President Concerning your Nation, from which cause he will be so well pleased, that if he knows you improve in mak-ing Cotton, and raising Corn, Spinning and Weaving, he will assist Your Nation more and more, till they will be able, to do for themselves. You know I have always told you that we live on one great piece of Land, And therefore we must become one People, And live in friend-ships that we may all Join as one man to take care of this land and our Wives and Children — Brothers you observe our Friend M^r Dinsmore has left your Nation And you are sorry for it. This part of Your talk I explicit, because I know he always had a good Tongue and Straight Heart, And that he always Represented Your nations Wrongs in Truth. — I am sorry too for his leaving the Nation because I was Pleased with his Conduct, in learning you to raise those things that would be good for you, And because he was my Friend I, I shall send your letter to your great friend and Brother the Secretary of War, And take care that your Brother and friend M^r Dinsmore sees it as you have directed— Now Brothers, I request that you will always attend to my talks — and Councils, which shall be given for your good. and remain your Sure friend and Brother Sign'd Dan Henley [To Double head one of the Cherokee Chiefs] Agent of War