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left margin: Nov. 11. the Seminole Chiefs the object of their mission. Coahajo answered & said left margin: " " he was happy to see us and to have the object of our mission. However, left margin: " " there was nothing said, either by the deputaton or by the left margin: " " Seminole Chiefs, without the words being first qualified by the left margin: " " two officers, to wit, Lieut: Leonard & Capt Brown. Coahajo left margin: " " further said, that he & Oseola and others had come sometime left margin: " " ago with a white flag on purpose to make peace with the left margin: " " Whiteman, but they had been taken. and they now were placed left margin: " " in such a situation that they could do nothing. The deputation left margin: " " then asked him if he thought the Seminole Chief, & the people would left margin: " " hear the talk and receive it. He said they would. The deputation left margin: " " then asked them, if they thought the deputation would be in left margin: " " danger to go now into their nation. John Ca, la, gee (so I think left margin: " " was his name) answered and said, there would be danger under left margin: " " existing circumstances (meaning their capture); but if the people left margin: " " were informed of it, there would be none. Col Sherburne left margin: " " told them that he was an agent sent by their great Father the left margin: " " President, with some goods as gifts to their Chiefs & women, whenever left margin: " " peace was made; and also was sent to them, that these strikeout: gifts left margin: " " goods were a token of their great Father President's friendship left margin: " " toward them &c. However, he said nothing to the Chiefs, without left margin: " " his words being first qualified by the two officers, to wit, Lieut: left margin: " " Leonard & Capt. Brown. Col: Sherburne then asked the Chiefs left margin: " " if they thought he would be in any danger to accompany left margin: " " the Cherokee deputation. Wild Cat answered & said he would be left margin: " " in danger, but if the people knew oth object of his coming & the left margin: " " deputation; and were accompanied by some of them, there would left margin: " " be no danger; but under the existing circumstance (meaning left margin: " " their capture) Col: Sherburne would be in danger. He spoke left margin: " " very warmly. Co, a, ha, je and others, said, that their Chiefs left margin: " 12 wished to make peace. And on the 12th Col Sherburne & Mr