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Knoxville March 10th 1797

D.^r Sir

Yours of the 9 th. I am honored with, and am
much obliged for the information therein contained. With respect
to what you observe respecting Watts, I know to be true, and
you may be sure I shall keep my eye on his conduct, and
dont mean to leave any thing in his power more then cannot
be prevented. Watts in Writing to me was in answer to my
a letter that I had previously wrote him on the subject
of the depredations before committed, by his Nation, and in
his letter he denies that any of his people has committed
any depredations on either the person or the property of the
Whites.

In a letter rec.^d last night from the agent
is ^inserted this paragrapth [sic]. "on the evening of the 6th instant Col. Watts
called on me at Tellico blockhouse and related the [illegible]

A runner just now informed arrived from Chilhowee
informs me that about twelve days ago a party of Cherokees
from the fork of Hightower arrived at [natly?] on their way
to Swananoa [sic] or the Settlements near the head of French broad
to take satisfaction for one of their friends killed near that