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393 our beloved father the President, and the beloved house. The words I heard out of our father's (the presidents) mouth were pleasing to us. We are much pleased also with what you say. But we are most yet satisfied. We have had a long and a rough way. We have come a great way to see our father the president and to talk ans smoke with him. When we have consulted together, we will then begin business and let you know what we wish for. The Secretary of War. Mr Seagrove, by some mistake, had most an opportunity of seeing you on your friends at Augusta. We probably will be here in about a week. We want nothing but peace with you all. We all do not desire your land but wish that your children may grow up on your own land and enjoy it in peace and live in friendship with us. unclear your minds freely that the presidnet may know your wants but incircumstances require you would not delay speaking and that freely or to me at this time. If you are not determined now would tomorrow morning first to come to business? Double Head. We are thankful to you for offering us the clothes for ourselves and our friends; but we did not come fere for them. We did not come here with the view of asking for any this. Wahtever our father the president thinks proper to give us, we will receive. As we are just now arrived, I am pleased that we have shook hands together and are in one house. The nations whom we represent will not allow us to receive any presents until we have settled our business. We understood we were onnly come today to shake you by the hand and that tomorrow we will come to business. Mr Thompson, one of the interpreters, then delivered to the secretary of war, a paper of which the following is a copy. "The beloved men and warriors of our land were invited about one year ago to come and see our father the President; but at that time they could not come, because times were difficult and the second time they received another invotation this Spring. It was a letter sent from the Secretary of war for them to come and see unclear and our father the President and at that time they could not come because the Liate Tuskey and other head men were not at home at that time when the letter came to us. But soon after we heard of AW Seagrove being in the Creek Nation and he gave us the invitation to meet him and all the Creek Cheifs at the tuckasatchee, and there he gave the Head Man the invitiation to come forward and he and the Creeks to meet us on our way at Ninety Six but he did not. But now we have come forward tho we are but Boys in comparision to the men in our land. unclear