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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