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Hopoethle Yoholo Chief of the Creek Nation, | Hopoethle Yoholo Chief of the Creek Nation, | ||
in the presence of the following Officers | in the presence of the following Officers | ||
Major Genl. Patteson, Colonel's John B Hogan, John A Campbell, | Major Genl. Patteson, Colonel's John B Hogan, John A Campbell, | ||
Albert J Pickett, & James E Belser; Judge Benson, | Albert J Pickett, & James E Belser; Judge Benson, | ||
Major's T.J. Abbott & Donegan | Major's T.J. Abbott & Donegan | ||
and other Gentlemen; | and other Gentlemen; | ||
together with the | together with the undermentiond Chiefs of Tuckabatchie towns | ||
Young King, Little Doctor, Yarja Sich-e Colonels, Mad Blue | Young-King, Little Doctor, Yarja Sich-e Colonels, Mad Blue | ||
Mad Deer, (Osooche Fixico, or Hatchee chubba Tom, [[struck through]]) | Mad Deer, (Osooche Fixico, or Hatchee chubba Tom, [[struck through]]) | ||
and others | and others | ||
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he thought, would be most beneficial for them. Before the expiration | he thought, would be most beneficial for them. Before the expiration | ||
of this term of Five Years however, the Whites had come in, in great | of this term of Five Years however, the Whites had come in, in great | ||
numbers among them and thenceforward there had been much | numbers among them and thenceforward there had been much trouble | ||
and confusion. In consequence of this State of things he | |||
had in the mean time, in accordance with the counsel of friends | had in the mean time, in accordance with the counsel of friends | ||
gone to look | gone to look a home beyond the Mississippi: during his absence | ||
greater troubles had grown up, and more confusion among his | greater troubles had grown up, and more confusion among his | ||
people arisen on account of the transfer and sale of their | people arisen on account of the transfer and sale of their | ||
reservations, for, on his return he found that the Whites were | reservations, for, on his return he found that the Whites were swindling | ||
them out of them; on that account he had requested Dr. | |||
McHenry at that time certifying Agent, to forbear from | McHenry at that time certifying Agent, to forbear from certifying | ||
to contracts for the Sale of them, for he had discovered | |||
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Creek Indians Substance of a "Talk" between His Excellency Clement C Clay Governor of the State of Alabama and Hopoethle Yoholo Chief of the Creek Nation, in the presence of the following Officers Major Genl. Patteson, Colonel's John B Hogan, John A Campbell, Albert J Pickett, & James E Belser; Judge Benson, Major's T.J. Abbott & Donegan and other Gentlemen; together with the undermentiond Chiefs of Tuckabatchie towns Young-King, Little Doctor, Yarja Sich-e Colonels, Mad Blue Mad Deer, (Osooche Fixico, or Hatchee chubba Tom, struck through) and others On the 30th May 1836.
Ho-poe-thle Yoholo said at the City of Washington in the Winter of 1832 he saw and conversed with the President of the United States Genl. Andrew Jackson. The President there informed him after the making of their treaty, that by the terms of it at the expiration of Five Years from the date of its conclusion, if his People the Creeks continued to reside where they then were, they must necessarily become subject to the jurisdiction of the State of Alabama and be govern'd by its Laws, otherwise they must move beyond the bounds of the Mississippi and settle themselves in a new Home. Which course, he thought, would be most beneficial for them. Before the expiration of this term of Five Years however, the Whites had come in, in great numbers among them and thenceforward there had been much trouble
and confusion. In consequence of this State of things he
had in the mean time, in accordance with the counsel of friends gone to look a home beyond the Mississippi: during his absence greater troubles had grown up, and more confusion among his people arisen on account of the transfer and sale of their reservations, for, on his return he found that the Whites were swindling
them out of them; on that account he had requested Dr.
McHenry at that time certifying Agent, to forbear from certifying
to contracts for the Sale of them, for he had discovered