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been and are now on the eve of breaking up, at le,ast those ·who are .able to get away, a great many are widows who are unable to get off others have had their horses stolen and a[re] left without the means of moveing. [I h]ave urged them to stay assuring them [th]at the Govt. would protect them as soon as practicable They have determined to stay untill the first of April if they have to stay in their houses, but if they do not get protection by that time they will break up they know. they can not make corn without protection, they will move to a place of safety, you must try and have them protected, indeed if they had not hopes that the Comms. would locate the seat of Govt. at the falls they wouild have broken up long since, I shall now present another subject to your better judgement and consideration, I have met here an old acquaintance who has resided :among the Creek Indians upwar[d] s of 20 years, with the nation and with the, friendly party and Jackson in the first creek war. was with Jesup during the last difficulties in alabama, and commanded· about 300. Capt Nimrod Doyle (for that is the Gerrtlemans name,) -assmies me that he can bring between 500 and 1000 creek warriors • upon the Indians in this country in two or three months, he also :assures me that they will require no other pay than what plunder they can take from the Indian foe, that they ·will respect all prop-• •erty not in the possession of Indians, that they will leave their families in the creek nation, and when they have exterminated them they will then return to their homes, you and the [pres]ident both have sufficient knowledge of [co]urse and conduct of Opothleoholo to jud [ge] how far confidence can be placed in him, it is from his influence that Capt Doyle expects to succeed, I have not had sufficient time to reflect upon the, subject, to determine whether, the President has the power to permit them or not but rather think he has, I am ·satisfied there is no danger, I am also satisfied Capt Doyle can get the indians. it certainly will be. the cheapest way to get clear of the Indians now commiting their devilish depredations on our frontier, If the President can not give Capt Doyle permission to introduce them, would he take any measures to prevent it, or could the U. S. injur [e] Capt Doyle if he was discover [e] d in the creek nation try- ing to perfect such a measur [e], Capt Doyle is a man of considerable wealth, Stroud and myself will vouch for him he will make no arraignment [arrangement] with the head chief but one that will be perfectly safe, and will permit none to arm but those who have always been frien[d]ly with him You can perceive the immence benefit that will result to the coun- try if such a project can succeed, and that it can be perfected I have but little dout, they would not not [sic] leave those wild Indians a bow-string irr six months, if the President will sanction the measure, or if he will not interfere or molest the Creeks should they come into [Tex]as and wage war against the [Lip]an Indians, get him to write a flew lines on the subject or you do it, the matter can be kept -secret if required, D'oyle will under take it and run alJ risks· in the creek nation as the head chief can only be informed of the project, untill he gets his wariors out of the U. S. Should the project meet your views after your better considera-
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