Early Governors' Papers

Talasee 7^th July 1808

From Hopo,heilth,lee Miceo (Tanu Kuy) to Col^o Hawkins

we have this day received your letter and after duly considering the contents have sent you the following reply.

I am happy you sent the presidents message by [Feard?] he is a great chief and one of our best Warriors, and able to report to you things in there true light. I have a false sense of the situation of our Country. I have a feeling for our Red people and our white Neighbours, and should be very sorry to see innocent people murdered on account of the bad conduct of a few Villains and do asure you that everything shall be done to reastablish harmony and friendship between us and our white neighbours - I well know that mischief has been done by some of our people, I also know that the law of nations always require satisfaction for crimes of this nature, we therefore feel ourselves under obligation to give satisfaction demande by the President. Which I promise shall be done immediately. I am an old man but find I must once more step forward to save our land from ruin, by my Exertions. I hope you will shortly see that I can find Warriors of firmness enough which will when call,d on come forward to detect and punish villainy, I shall send them out immediately with orders to punish those perpetrators without discrimination as fast as they may befound.

You may inform the president that our intentions are just. That we only want time to find and chastise the Guilty and if we after this, neglect of perform and fulfill this promise we cannot think hard if the white people should take satisfaction which they now require from our hands, but untill that time I hope that our innocent people may not be injured for the conduct of a few wicked men -

Iam your friend a friend to the white people

Ho,po,heilth,lee & Miceo Tallsee & Micio