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till a firm peace was established between this [nation] and the creek, which was included at [a] more recent period than the one related to this number*, and part of the Natchees removed on near the Coosa River, called Natchee town; but still a part of them remained [at] ah quo hee till the revolutionary war took place between the Americans and the British: and we may with just reason suppose that the Cherokees had entertained a belief Template:Unclear the peace that had been made with their neighbors would be [a] lasting one, as it had been based on the same principles as the Delawares had established their peace with this nation; but the period was approaching when the nation was about to encounter all the distresses and calamities of war with the neighboring tribes of red people around them; and was, without doubt, brought about the war with the Creeks by the extension of their hunting ground by the use of guns to kill the game with, for the sake of obtaining skins as an article of trade to exchange them for goods, with the traders; but no regard was paid to any part of the provision of the treaties of peace that had been provided for the maintenance of it- and the war which took place with the Creeks was brought about by the frequent murders committed on the Cherokees on their hunting parties and became at last to be frequent quarrels and war with each other; and this commenced about the beginning of Ocunno, Template:Unclear, and little Carpenter's (Natteh, te, cul, hullak, Culhallak, or wood leaning up) chieftaining?; and the war became very distressing on the frontier towns of the Cherokees from the invasion of the Creeks in larger bodies than the usual custom, and by the disadvantages of the use of arms. Still, however, the bow and arrow was still made use of by the warring parties,for more closer engagements - and Tovgelaw town was very much distressed from the repeated attacks of the Creeks, and also that of [[oo, quan, nie and Stecoyeh, as these was the outmost towns which were evacuated after the loss of many lives, and fled to other towns and enlarged their strength, and

*Probably this contradiction arises from the writer's omitting to notice some war with Creeks subsequent to the former & contemporaneous with, or soon after the arrival of the Natchez Refugees. By "more recent" he means, very likely, nearer to the present time. Later is the word he should have used.