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left margin: Dec. 1. to fort Mellon, to make peace with Gen: Jessup. sign: circled X The Same Jones spoke & said, as for his part, he could not go; for, said he, Gen: Jessup is angry with me, but he had nothing against unclear, but, he said, whatever was done by the chiefs that should accompany us, he would abide by -- whatever they did. Sam Jones here had reference to Gen: Jessup threatening to put petticoats on him and not recognising him as a chief; for Co,a,ha,jo had told us that he had delivered the message to Gen: Jessup to Sam: Jones. left margin: 2. On the 2d we prepared for Fort Mellon. Here we learned that Micanopy [did not propose going] with us at that time, for he had chills & fevers at that time. We insisted on his going & all the Chiefs. We spoke to them of the importance of the business they had to attend to. Micanopy immediately prepared to go with us; and Sam Jones also prepared to go; but his friends prevailed on him not to go, on account of Gen: Jessup's threats; and we could give him no assurances from the General, for Gen: Jessup had told us strikeout he never would recognise him as a Chief. So we left for Fort Mellon, with Micanopy, the principal Chief of the Seminoles, and twelve other Chiefs, and several warriors; the whole number about thirty men besides some women. left margin: 3. On the 3d we reached Fort Mellon at night. We immediately had an interview with Gen: Jessup. He asked us more about the Country, the distance & the number of Seminoles we had seen and the hammocks &c. strikeout: then than left margin: 4. about our mission. On the 4th, Mr Bushyhead alone had an interview with Gen: Jessup. Here I gave him a full history of what had passed between the Seminoles while at our council with them from first to last. I told him about Sam Jones refusing to come and what it was for, &c; and also gave him my opinion what I