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He has in his possession, and wears, a medal said to have been 

 presented to his parents by Gen. Washington. 



He is painted in the costume which he usually wears. 



16. 



TAH-COO-SAH FIXICO, or BILLY HARDJO. 



(Painted Aug. 1843.) 



Chief of one of the Upper Creek towns. He is a merchant or 

 trader among his people; also, has an extensive farm and several 

 negro slaves, which enable him to live very comfortably. He is 

 much beloved and respected by his people. The dress in which he 

 is painted is that of a ball-player, as they at first appear upon the 

 ground. During the play they divest themselves of all their orna- 

 ments, which are usually displayed on these occasions, for the pur- 

 pose of betting on the result of the play : such is their passion for 

 betting, that the opposing parties frequently bet from five hundred to 

 a thousand dollars on a single game. 



CHILLY McINTOSH. 



(Painted June, 1843.) 



An Upper Creek Chief. This man is a brother of Gen. Mcintosh, 

 who was killed some years since by his people, for negotiating a 

 treaty with the United States Government, contrary to the laws of 

 his. country. Chilly was pursued by the same party who massacred 

 his brother, but succeeded in making his escape by swimming a 

 river, which arrested his pursuers. 



"Menawa, who is called the Great Warrior, was commissioned by 

 the chiefs to raise a party to march to the Indian Springs and exe- 

 cute the judgment of .their law upon Mcintosh on his own hearth- 

 stone. With the usual promptitude of the Indians in the prosecution 

 of bloody business, Menawa was soon at the head of one hundred of 

 his Oakfuskee braves, and, after a rapid march, arrived before the 

 house of the fated Mcintosh before day, on the morning of the first 

 of May, just seventy-seven days after the signing of the treaty. The 

 house having been surrounded, Menawa spoke: — 'Let the white 

 people who are in the house come out, and also the women and 

 children. We cone not to injure them. Mcintosh has broken the 

 law made by himself, and we are come to take his life.' " 



