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96 attention to the fire, that it would preserve them; I let Esaugetah Emisree (master of breath) know their wants. One of there visitors took them & showed them the posrau, - the other showed them Micco ho youe jau, then the Au, che, nau (cedar) and toolooh, sweetbay; - (there are one or two other plants not recollected. Each of these seven plants was to belong to a particular tribe.) (Emau, li, ge, tuh) After this, the four visitors disappeared in a cloud, going from whence they came."

 "The three towns then appointed their rulers. The Cussetuh, chose the Noo,coose,ulgee (Bear Tribe) to be their Mic, ul, gee (Mic,co's) and the I,ssau,nul gee, to be the 

e,nc,hau,thluc, ulgee (people second in command). The Cowetuhs - they chose the Thlot,lo,ul gee (fish t ribe) to be their Mic, ul,gee (Micco's)"

 "After these arrangements some other Indians came from the W. met them and had a great wrestle with the three towns. They made ball sticks aplayed with them; bows & arrows & the war club (au,tus,sau,)  They fell out with these - they fought __ & killed each other.  After this warring, the three towns moved Eastwardly and they met the Au,be,cuh  at

Coosau River. There they agreed to go to war for four years against their first enemy. They made shields (Te,po,lux,o) of Buffalo Hides, and it was agreed that the warriors of each town should try & bring forward the scalps (E,cau halpe) of the enemy & pile them. The Aubecuh had a small pile, the Chickasaws were above