Early Governors' Papers

To the Dog Warrior, Mad Blue, and all the principal Chiefs of the Creek Nation.

Friends!

Your talk by Captain Chisolm affords me great pleasure. The desire you so warmly express of peace and friendship with the United States is highly gratifying: and the preparatory step, you have so early wisely taken, ^for of establishing that friendly intercourse between the two nations, so highly interesting to both, on the principles of good faith and mutual confidence, is a proof of that wisdom and policy which mark a great nation.

Friends!

I thank you for the assurances you give that no mischief shall be done on our frontiers; and doubt not, that our people will now not be afraid to meet; to take each other by the hand; and eat, & smoke together in peace ^harmony and friendship.

Friends!

You say that some of your people intend to Cumberland this winter, to purchase ammunition and other necessaries; and wish me to issue my pro= =clamation, to protect them, in their journey, and prevent any mischief being done by ill designed persons

A talk from Dog Warrior & Mad Blew and all the princi= =ple Chiefs of the Creek Nation.

Friends we now send you this our talk to let you know that we wish nothing but peace and friendship with the Citizens of the United States and has unanimously agreed to that, and as a preparatory step to keep the young people from stealing we have taken all the horses in their possession lately stolen from Cumber= =land and delivered to Cap^t. John Chisholm our good friend who can inform you of our present disposition, we would have been at peace with all our neighbours before now had good men like him had the superintendency of our Country instead of men that trys [sic] to carry their views by force who irritates the young people instead of them honest against all we can do. our people will be hun= =ting on the frontiers of your Country this Winter, when you see each other you need not be affraid but take each other by the hand, eat & smoke together & if any should steal any horses you may rest assured they shall be retur= =ned as soon as brought in. many of our people is talking of going into Cumberland this winter to buy amunition or the like & not with an intention of stealing we desire your protection for them & put out your Proclamation and let all your people know of it that no accidents may happen to spoil the intentions of our young people who intends to behave in an honest manner for the future, as to yourself we ever had a good opinion of you

and thought you to be a fri^end to all red people that behaved honest: and we flatter ourselves you will endeavour to keep your people peaceable without doing us any harm in our hunting ground & you may rest assured they will not concern with you & if by chance any of them should do any damage you may depend on satisfaction

From your friends Dog Warrior and Mad Blew

Test. Jo^h Stiggins