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delivered over to mo at the Seminole sub Agency
on Saturday the 4th inst, ON which day started,
and arrived at the encampment on the evening Of
that day; they received me with every respect and
expressed their satisfaction that | had come to
take charge of them--I stated it was probable the
wagons would be there in the morning to load !;
they said they would be ready circumstances
however, over which l had no control, prevented
some of the wagons from arriving until the 7th
inst. when they were all in the neighborhood of
the encampment :-early in the morning, Abra.
ham (the interpreter took with mel called on me
and informed me that the Indians had killed their
interpreter. Immediately went to the encamp.
ment, and found that liquor had been introduced
among them, and a number under the influence of
artificial excitement. They still, however, with
one solitary exception) treated mo with kindness
and courtesy, on my stating to them wished them
to prepare for loading the wagons, they assonted,
and the women went to striking their tents and
packing up their baggage, and the wagons all
loaded without interruption. 1t is true there was
furious attack made on me whilst on horseback,
by drunken Indian, in perfect state Of nudity,
but got clear of him without much difficulty; so
far, however, from being drove off and making
my escape to Fort Gibson, saw all the teams
loaded, and every Indian leave the ground before
left. That evening they got to Durdee, which
was too high to cross. | went out in the morning





sober, and not a vestage of whskey among them:
A. H. Olmstead, the Government contractor, Ito
whom am undor much obligatian for his aid and
assistance,) having to make issue to the old set
tiers, which had been due for some days and
which he could not issue without my presence,
proposed would let the teams 90 on without me;
after making the requisite arrangements, did so;
returned with him to the Deep Fork. made the is
sues, without seeing Fort Gibson) and went and
met the cmigrating party, and delivered them all
at their different locations, without encountering
any difficulty, other than bad roads, loss of oxen,
Sc, &c.


Upon the whole, am much gratifed in being
able say, thnt the late emigrating Indians have
conducted themselves, so far as my intercourse
has extended with them, both in their transporta-
ton, with the exception no,ced) and subsequent
y, with the utmost propricty and it is on their
account that wish the public to have a true
statement of facts. Your Obed't Ser't.


TIlO'S L. JUDGE,
S. Ag't of S. Indians.


P. S. D. &. has been misinformed IN regard
TO their wishing to kill two others. | am perfect
| y acquainted with the circumstances, and that is
not tho fact. In regard to the unfortunate man
they did kill, if he had been in their country
this would have been justified by their laws; ; how
far they may be amenable to the laws Of the
country in which tho deed was committed, is not
for me to say. T. L. J.