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that it was no uncommon thing for one Indian to be instigated to assume the name of, and personate another, and sometimes to sell and stand up to be certified to several tracks of Land, of not one of which he was in reality the owner. He had written to the President

on this subject: he had asked for an investigation and desired

enquiry to be made into it; he had also in order to prevent a repetition of such conduct, requested the President not to permit of certifying to contracts, except in the presence of discreet Chiefs, and was much gratified to find that latterly that source had been adopted.

The land Speculators in order to get the Indians' reservations of land would harden the people against the Counsel of the Chiefs and sell to the Indians Pistols and Powder, Knives and Lead, would give bad counsel to them, and say to them, "if the Chiefs attempt to restrain or interfere with you, Kill them; and that in this way the late depredations and disturbances, that had so suddenly and in so unlooked for a manner broken out in the Nation, had been created and produced.

At the time of the Meeting that had been appointed to take place at Dr. McHenrys' for the holding of the investigation asked for, concerning the frauds that had been committed upon the Indians in the Sale of their lands, he was himself Sick and unable to attend, but sent word that the Chiefs generally, and for the most part were apprised of the affairs of their people, and therefore Knowing who among them had actually sold, and who not, could assist in making a proper report of them. Tuskehenehaw of Tuckabatchee was present at this meeting hiding about in the bushes and General Woodward and Captain Walker were also there putting it into Tuskehenehaws head to make the Indians beleive that those among them who went before the Agent to make complaint about the fraudulent sale of their lands would be the very persons who would be taken, and sent immediately off to Arkansas.

Walker and Woodward were furthermore at the same time making papers also, out in the bushes for the Indians there, telling them that what the Agent might do for them would be of no account, but that the papers they were making for them would Secure them.

By their treaty made with the President it remained with their people, after the expiration of the Five Years either to stay upon their lands under the Law of the State, or remove Westward to a new Home; in either event he had been anxious for the people