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Creek agency 13^th of Feby 1802

I find it important to the preservation of the pro
perty of my fellow citizens bordering on the agency for
Indian affairs South of Ohio to recommend to [?]
to their consideration the adoption of the following regulations
All horses and cattle to have brands distinct from those
of properly to serve as a guide for the agents, as well as the
honest dealers in horses and cattle. Teh brands to be
Roman letters an inch and half in length to be put
on the right side of the neck under the main [sic] for horses
and two and half inches in length for cattle to be put
on the right side.

For Tennessee horses and cattle belonging to peope on
teh West side of Cumberland mountain to be branded
with the letter A and those on the Eastside of that moun
tain the letter B
For North Carolina the letter C
For South Carolina D

counties the Letter E
From Jackson County to the border of Oc,mul,gee
and Oc,onee the letter F on the A,la,ta,ma,ha G From
A,la,ta,ma,ha to S^t Marys and down that way H
For the Mississippi territory