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Doublehead was a Cherokee of distinction. The whites regarded him as a great chief, but his nation only looked on him as a great (unclear): he was the speaker of the council, but limited in his influence. His greatest fame among the Cherokees generally was built upon the eloquence with which he reported to them the opinions of others in his speeches, - not upon any great confidence they (unclear) in his own opinions. Hence he was chosen speaker of the Council, an office which might be better represented to our understanding by the title of the explainer for the council. He had long been eminent at the time when Black Fox came into power. His residence was at the foot of Muscle Shoals(?). On the north side of the Tennessee, he had considerable sway over the population; but there it was thin and widely scattered. He had married the sister of James Vann's(?) wife; and it was reported used her brutally. But he was a favourite among the whites, because he fell in with their plans, and they overrated his power. He was consequently, by intrigue, appointed one of the Delegation to Washington, who formed the treaty of 1806, called