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Tellico blockhouse & related the following.

A runner just arrived from Chilhowec
informs me that about twelve days ago
a party of Cherokees from the fork of
Hightower arrived at Votley on their way
to Swannanoa or the settlements near the
head of French Broad to take satisfaction
for one of their friends killed near that
place in the Autumn of 1796. The headmen
of Notley endeavoured to persuade them
to return but in vain. They proceeded to
Tamotley where the headmen took their provisions
& ordered them to return with which order
the headmen supposed they complied as they
took their course homeward; but it was
only an evasion. They went round & con-
tinued their towards the settlements. When
this was known [Choocunnestatee?] or the
Stallion sent a runner to the supplements
to