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M ESSRS. EDITORS In previous number of
1vl your paper, my character was assaied over the
signature Of SUSAN CooDY, in which she cautioned the
public against trusting me, and stgmatized me as
swindler wish, therefore, to have the facts relative
to the case laid before the public had been boarding
with Mrs Coody sometime, but about month pre-.
yous to the appearance of the article referred to- e
Bayou Manard, and went to the Creek Nation, owing
her about thirty dollars After remaining in the neigh
borhood this length of time started from the mouth
Of Grand River to Fort Smith. did not call Mrs.
Coody at the time, it was my intention to return in
few days. After remaining in Fort Smith days.
l returned to Bayou Manard, and paid her the full
amount which owed her. This done before the
communication from her appeared. After its appear
ance, called on her again, to know why it had been
published She did not state her for its appear
ance, but expressed feelings of regret that it had been
done, and voluntarily gave me her promise to retract
what she stated in regard to l now request her to
state in your paper why her promise to broken,
as have good reason to believe although the commu-
ncation appeared coming from her, that she
the author. WILLIS w. FREEMAN


Cherokee Nation, June S, ls43


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