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SPAIN IN THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY, 1765-1794
presents to those who are going with Lorimier and.I shall do the same with the rest who remain in this post, everything in accordance with what is done in such cases, endeavoring to obviate all waste.
Lorimier is going with the Cherokees to join the Luz and Shawnees who are going to the point of the Ohio River and other passes necessary to our enemies. The instruction which I enclose to Your Lordship is a copy of that which I delivered to Lorimier. He told me that it was not proper that he should go without it. I hope Your Lordship will find it to your pleasure.
I permitted Lieutenant of Militia Don Francisco Lesicor and his brother Jos6, sergeant of the same branch, who are acquainted with some of the Indian languages of this vicinity and their customs and manner of warfare, to go, and assigned them to accompany the Indians to the places most suitable for making attacks and pursuing the enemy wherever they may find them. Lorimier has shown mo that without this assistance they would not work with skill and efficacy.
A spy has just gone today to observe the enemy from the point of the Ohio River as far as the Falls. He will give me information as he acquires it until the dissolution of the grand convoy. He has not yet put any price on his services, but he is satisfied with what Your Lordship may assign to him after he has shown his merit, and when he will go down to that place to make a report.
God keep Your Lordship many years.
New Madrid* January 3,179A.
Tomas Portei.l (Rubric)
Baron de Carondei.et.
The White Lif.tttf.nant and Mad Doq to the Chiefs of the Choctaw Nation
January 19,179k 148
Town of Tuckabatchee No. 2.	Creek	Nation	19,	January 179k
A Talk From the White Lieutenant of the Oakfuskee and the Mad Dog of Tuckabatchee, who are empowred by the Crek Nation to send it to the wole of the Chiefs of the Chactaw Nation
Brothers We are desird by our Nation to send you a friendley talk and to acquaint you that our Land hath been in much confusion and trouble for some yesws pastowinjr to bad men who comes among us ^and bad Talks that hath been at different times sent into our Nation ehdevering to make us do mischief to our friends and neighbours
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PROHLEMS OF FRONTIER DEFENSE, 1702-1794	(^249^/
both white and Red Maney of our people always considered such Talks so very bad but we are like other Nations have made people among us who likes mischief and are pleased with bad talks The Eyes of our whole nation we think is now open and it is detirmined by the Chiefs of our Land that we Establish afirm and lasting Peace with all Nations and people For this purpose we are to ihave a general Meating of our Nation the Coming Spring at this Town wheare we wish to have three or four of your princible Chiefs to assist us with theire Council and to Brighten and Strengthen the 5 Chane of friendship between us
It is our wish that some of the Chiefs will come who were preasent at a Treaty made at the Walnut hill in the Yaso Cuntry last Summer with the Spanards os we wish infirmation of what was realy done thar we being mutch at aloss on that head at preasant. We have sent a talk to our Brothers the Chicasaws & Cherokes desiring thare Atendnnce the one for the Chickasaws you have en-cluded and we must request you will forward it without delay by a safe hand the time we wish you to arrive heare is the last of the next moon?do not let it be longer this Comes from your friends and Brothers?
Thf. White Lieutenant of the Oakfuskee Mad Dog of Tuckabatches To Tusoabulapo Mingo of the Macaw Town The Abecoochee King and other Chiefs they May Chus to Bring
Lanzos January SO, 179k 149
Tqmbecbk. 28th. of January, 179k-Sir : I have delayed writing to you until now because there was no opportunity to let you know that the late Degrange has left at his death a mulatto woman, about forty-five years old, two geldings, two'mares, and a few small effects, which are in the hands of Mr. Smith. The dead man owed a few things to several people in the nation, and as Mr. Delavillebeuvre is slow about it, I beg you to send me your orders on this matter.
Some Chactaws, returning from the hunt, report that the Americans have beaten a large party of Cherokees on the Mississippi and that there is a great rumor in this nation to the effect that they arc
coming to destroy them.
There is nothing else to let you know for the time being. Allow me, Sir, to take the liberty of asking you for some news of Mr. Delavillebeuvre. He was to be back here sometime this month. I
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