Crosventres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,000 Cro,vs . ..................... . ................... 45,000 Sioux .......................... .. .............. 27,000 Quapa,vs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4500 Caddoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800 Poncas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800 Osages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,120 Konsas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,471 Sacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,800 Arickaras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,000 Chazenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,000 Blackfeet ....................................... 30,000 Foxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,6.P0 Arephas and Keawas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,400 And there is yet remaining east of the river in the southern states a considerable number: the five principal tribes are the Seminoles, Creeks, Cherokees, Choctaws and Chickasaws. Seminoles (yet remaining east) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,420 Chocta,vs " " . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,500 Chickasa,vs '' '' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,429 Cherokees " " ............................... 10,000 Creeks '' '' ................................. 21,668 Those stated as western tribes extend along the whole western frontier. And taking as true the opinion of the department, that the average number of an Indian family is/our, it may be seen what number of warriors, by possibility, might be brought into the field, and what num her on the other hand might be required to keep them in check. By publishing the foregoing statement you will oblige your humble servant, Thomas J. Porter [To the Editor of the Nashville Banner] f3847) [RUSK to SMITH]
Head Quarter Coleto, 1st August 1836
Col B. F. Smith adjt Gen!
. Sir your note of this date desiring the permission of returning home for a few days and tendering your resignation of the office you now hold has just been received in regret much lo part with you but your request being a reasonable one the permission is granted and the resignation accepted. ~ can not
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