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in their reports and the tables are usually covered with a clean cloth -- & furnished with the usual plates -- Knives & forks etc. Every family more or less possess hogs, Cattle & horses, and a number have commenced to pay attention to the introduction of sheep, which are increasing very fast. The horse, is in general use for purposes of riding, drawing the plough or waggon.

    Domestic manufactures is still confined to women who were first prevailed to undertake it. These consist of white or striped homespun, coarse woolen Blankets & in many instances very valuable & comfortable, twilled & figured coverlets. Woolen & cotton stockings are mostly manufactured for domestic use within the Nation. I can only say that then domestic clothes are preferred by us to those brought from the New England domestic plaids our people are most generally clothed with them, but calicoes - silks - cambricks etc.  Handkerchiefs & shawls etc are introduced by Native merchants, who generally trade to Augusta in Georgia The only trade carried on by the cherokees with the word scratched out