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15 Letter No 5. Fortville July 15. 1825 After a permanent peace had been established with the Creek Nation, still the nation was much harrassed by the incursions/incurring of the Northern Indians on the frontiers of three parts of the nation, though by finalle parties than the Creek had done, and took many prisoners out of this nation; and in return, the Cherokees had visited many towns of their enemies and killed and took prisoners from them, and had often met each other suddenly in the wilderness by warring parties and there they had frequently fought their battles there, though, before they began, the usual question was asked by one or the other, whether they were sah,wah,noo,keh/Shawunoos or Get, ten o, wauh, ki, an, - this latter name seems to be the national character/charrcter the Cherokees had borne/bear in those times by the northern tribes- and the long wars the nation had been engaged in with the neighboring tribes, the/they warriors had become inured/ennured to the hardship in their state of warfare, of which many brave men had rose during these wars. Altho' Occun Nostotoe and Attah, te, cul, kal-lah were desirous of putting an end to the distresses of the war, by making permanent peace with the northern tribes, but the imprudence of one party or the other, had defeated this desirable event, by their seeking retaliation/retalliation for the lives of their relatives.- But a circumstance was about to take place among the Northern Indians nearer their own homes, which produced some relief to the nation from the frequent incursions/encursingof their enemies, which was brought about [by] the northern tribes joining the french nation in a war against the British Americans. Still the Cherokees were partially visited by their enemies though not so often as hithertofore, and shortly after the defeat of General Braddock, the Cherokees were invited to join the British Army and to engage in the war against the