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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