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Creek Agency 21st Novem. 1820 Sir, I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 24th last month with the copy of a letter from Gov. Clark to the Secretary of State of the 7th Aug, one of Lieut. Col. Nick to W. Maury; and one of the Attorny [sic] General to the President. Did delay which has secured in obtaining a decision on the charges prefered [sic] against me operate equally, I should not say one word, but submit in silence, but whilst delicacy & respect for the Government forbids an exposure of the Evidence on any part whilst the case is awaiting the decision of the President, the Govr. is perfectly indifferent to the feelings of others, provided his own- little mind is satisfied & hence he has garbled the testimony & published at his pleasure such parts only as such his views. I beg leave however not to be understood as complaining, for I am perfectly satisfies that the present delay has been Occasioned only, by a desire on the part of the President to the possessed of the truth & to remove every difficulty in that every of a print and for deception. My only object in presenting the Contract is, to induce the President to admit of no farther delay. There are several reasons which render it unnecessary and indeed impossible for me to take my testimony over Agence? as suggested by the Attorney General, which I respectfully beg leave to State. The