to Horseback, Chief of the Noconees

from me - with my thanks for his

assistance last Summer and

my regret: at  his being unable to

accompany our party.

The two horses are mine - bought

for this occasion and to be sold for

me. Please take care of them till

Dr. J. J. Sturm calls for them and

then turn them over to him.

I have bought all the provisions

I could well get here and given

Mr. Jones funds to buy Beef.

They go off in a very unsatisfactory

and uncomfortable way - but I hope

will get thro' all right.

This failure about the wagons -

wholly attributable to the War Dept.

was unfortunate and will cost the

Indians over a thousand dollars.

This sum would have bought them

a hundred yearling heifers for stock.