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Warriors! you have grown up under me -- I have allways counselled you to treat the white man with great circumspection, & now you enjoy the happy consequences. You will know how to appreciate the speeches which have at our present meeting been delivered regarding the welfare of our nation. We live in peace & I am rejoiced to see the chiefs of both parts of the Nation meet in peace & friendship: On the following day the Missionary started with James Vann for Oostenally Oostanaula & having reached I. Vanns, lined out: Oct. Nov. 9th where they were recd. with great hospitality, they were accompanied by him on the 12th to the Oostenally Oostanaula River. Here they examined Mr. Browns plantation which had been offered to them, & also on the following day in company of Charles Hicks, the surrounding Country upon the Oostenally Oostanaula & several other portions of the Country. Hereupon they returned to Salem.

    Soon after the return of Mr. Hines the report he made was duly considered in the conference of the Directors Nov 12th in which the proposals submited were maturely weighed. The Country about James Vann marginally fixed upon for the Mission settlement & the necessary information being given to & full permission obtained from the Government, the Brethren Abraham Hines & Gottlieb Byhan Byham set out for the Cherokee Country April 13th 1801 & arrived at Mr Vanns near Connesauga Conasauga River on the 30th.
    On the 12th of May Little Turkey brought Mr Hines a Letter of recomendation from Capt. Butler; who was invited by the first to attend a big talk? to be held near Oostenally Oostanaula after 6 nights, which he did. Seventy of the Chiefs, Counsellors head Men & Warriors met at this Council & unclear many other deliberations. Little Turkey introduced "the LIttle Man" pointing to Br Hines of recomending him & his Family to their Friendship & protection, upon which all answered Oha - i e whereupon one of their number came & offered Mr. Hines his hand. 
    During the stay at the Missionaries at Mr. Vanns - Mr. Hines preached regularly every Sunday, to white, black & red people, & half bred Indians our Missionaries met there with Kind & hospitable treatment. Mr. Vann directed his negroes to assist the brethren in building a Cabin upon the land appropriated for the use of the Mission to which they removed July 13th & accomodated themselves as well as circumstances permitted. The Brethren enjoyed every opportunity of becoming acquainted with the Indians & to accomplish the aim of their residence in the Country altho the difficult Cherokee language proved to be a great obstacle. Mr Hines lingering illness & other circumstances compeled him to return  to Salem in company with Mr. G. Byhan Byham where they arrived Oct 8th of the same year. The latter having married, again left Salem for the scene of their labours Nov 24th with Mr Jacob Wellfare, & his wife. They arrived safely at the Mission Dec 16th. After having accomodated themselves as well