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it politic to strengthen themselves with all the talent & bravery? they could gather, and Shoe-Boots, who always stood high with his people had not lost ground in their esteem, from the stories of his word scratched out exploits among their word scratched out neighbours . A messenger was departed to tell him that if he would return, no notice would be taken of the offence which has made him an exile. He accepted the invitation with alacrity & with him brought his captive girl. He grew into greater consequence than ever by his important services, and ingratiated himself, by his devotedness and delicacy & decorum still more & more with his captive, whose charm, it may be conjectured, had already made a captive of her captor. She accepted his hand; and they had two sons and one daughter.

      Shoe-Boots, when Gen Jackson was word scratched out engaged against the Creeks in 1814, was word scratched out the Captain of one of the companies of Cherokees, who had taken up arms for the Americans. He was exceedingly proud of his commission. In the remembrance of his exultation he would every now & then halt his men upon their march, crow like a cock, and then gravely proceed upon his way.