APPENDICES 



APPENDIX I>-TO CHAPTER VIII 



(From the Robertson MSS., Vol. I., Letter of Don Miro.) 



~ NEW ORLEANS, the 2Oth April, 1783. 



I received yours of 2pth January last, & am high 

 ly pleased in seeing the good intentions of the Peo 

 ple of that District, & knowing the falsehood of the 

 report we have heard they are willing to attack their 

 Province. You ought to make the same account of 

 the news you had that the Indians have been ex 

 cited in their Province against you, since I wrote 

 quite the contrary at different times to Alexander 

 McGillevray to induce him to make peace, & lastly 

 he answered me that he gave his word to the Gov 

 ernor of North Carolina that the Creeks would not 

 trouble again those settlements: notwithstanding 

 after the letter received from you, and other from 

 Brigadier general Daniel Smith Esqr I will writte 

 to him engaging him to be not more troublesome to 

 you. 



I have not any connection with Cheroquis & 

 Marcuten, but as they go now & then to Illinois 

 I will give advice to that Commander to induce them 

 to be quiet : in respect to the former in the month of 

 May of last year they asked the permission of set- 

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