.MTA0Nw.Njk4MTE

also invite attention towards. Claims were not unfrequently set up by their White brethren against the Indians: these too often were founded neither in truth nor justice, often where not a cent was due on account of them. To satisfy such demands their Horses were sometimes seized upon, sometimes their money; this too arbitrarily and without sanction of Law: at other times they were threatened with the consequences of the Law or the confinement of a Jail, and in such manner their substance was extorted out of them. Oak-fuske Yoholo the prisoner lately Killed in Tallassee while attempting to effect his escape, he had every reason to beleive had been excited to anger and made mad by some circumstance of this kind.

To proceedings so arbitrary and the introducing, and selling such floods of Liquor amongst them, he thought a stop should be put; they could then in more order and quiet complete their necessary arrangements for going away.

When the late hostilities broke out his people were engaged in gathering up their Cattle that were dispersed in the woods in order to dispose of them in expectation of their departure. They had not finished this gathering when news of the hostilities reached them, nevertheless they immediately quit hunting their Cattle and hastened to the relief of their white friends; nor did they cease from aiding them untill by their exertions most of the deluded and guilty depredators upon the lives and property of the Whites in that section of country had been either made prisoners and turned over to the custody of the Whites, or expelled the neighbourhood through fear, to places remote and unknown to them, and where as was supposed the main body of their enemies had secreted themselves and absconded.

(Hopoethle Yoholo being here asked by the Governor whether he would be willing to continue to lend his usefull aid to the Commanding Genl. Patteson, then present at the interview, answer'd) Neah-Micco and Tuskehenehaw are responsible for the influence of the evil counsels they have been instrumental in disseminating among the Red People: by their conduct they have become deeply involved in the creating of the present passing events, have been actors in them, and ought therefore to be chargeable with some of the troubles and burthens of allaying them. He thought it was in the full power of these