Early Governors' Papers

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

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His Excellency John Sevier Esq.^r Knoxville

handed by Cap. Chism 18th Octo. 1796

Davidson County, [ash?] December 20.^th 1796.

Sir,

The horse designated in the enclosed paper as being the property of William Dever were described and given in last spring to Governor Blount by Robert Reid. And we were in=formed that the Governor sent the description to the Indian nation by M.^r Chisolm, and M.^r Chisolm hearing of horses of the same description with some others which he demanded and obtained. But before he left the Nation they were stolen from him: Some of the Chiefs finding them out were sending them back to M.^r Chisolm when a party waylaid them and killed the greater part of them. This is the information we have recieved, and therefore think it is scarcely worth while to make ap =plication to the Indians for the re=covery of our horses. We hope, if your Excellency has it in your power to obtain any indemnification for us for the