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left margin: Nov. 26. he had brought him without our request, for we had nothing to do with him without his consent. It was true Co,a,hajo had spoken of his expectation to accompany us, or to be our pilot to Four Creek sign: asterisk within a circle Here he spoke of your talk & said there was nothing definite in it. And it also held out strikeout inducements which they could never realize. And it was this -- The talk held out to them that they might make another Treaty. To this, he said he would never make another Treaty with them. He would even disobey a positive order from the Secretary of War, for they must submit to their former Treaties &c. [[the passage is boxed by lines from this point back to the sign above; a left margin vertical note repeats that sign and states: This passage belongs to the paper preceding]] to which we had not made any objection, for we had thought it was his (Jessup's) intention to sent him as our pilot, for we expected a pilot from him; but it was discretionary with him to send who he pleased. On this subject, he said, he was satisfied with us. He said his interpreter must have misunderstood &c. As to going to Micanopy's appointment for council, he gave us no satisfaction. The Deputation told him in their interview of their readiness, but he gave us no satisfaction, but remained as usual. At night he gave some intimation of letting the deputation go to meet the Seminoles at their council, by saying that he thought six days a reasonable time to go there and back; two days, to go in and two days for the council and two days to return or come back. Gen: Jessup told the deputation that if he permitted them to go, he would not hold back his army, but would march in slowly,. The deputation told him, except he kept back his army, the deputation would left margin: " 18. not go at all. On the 28th after breakfast the General ordered out horses for the deputation and Co,a ha jo