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