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Creek Agency 13 July 1808

Tus,keegee Tus,tun,nug,gee to Col^o Hawkins

I have returned from my mission, and have brought
you the determination of the nation on your demand for satisfaction in
the talk I was the bearer of to the Chiefs of the upper towns, M^r Cornells who
had received your orders by M^r Bloomfield relative to the reports in cir
-culation and believed to be true before you received the demands of
satisfaction from the secretary at war, had order a convention of the
Chiefs, which took place at Talesee, just as Iarrived, Idelivered your
written message to the Chiefs, and the Verbal one you gave me according
to the ways of the red people, M^r Cornells interpreted your message, as
well as your letter to him, and he and I said every thing we could on the
subject, The Chiefs manifested great concern, at what had happened, and
after a warm discussion which lasted a good while in which every
chief expressed his opinion, they unanimously agreed, in the talk which
I bring you, there was not one man who expressed any doubt on the
subject, and this expression of the wil of the nation is sent by runners
to every town of the Lower Creeks.

A desire was expressed that you would com
-municate the determination of the nation to the Governor of Tennessee,
in the most expeditious manner.

Written as interpreted by Timothy
Barnard ass^t agent & Interpreter

Benjamin Hawkins

Timothy Bernard
Asst. Agt. & Int^r

A True Copy from the Original
Christian Limbaugh Ass^t. Agent