Letter 1804 May 28, Creek agency to Col Hawkins/James Durouzeaux

Summary: This is a letter from James Durouzeaux, interpreter and agent to the Creek Indians at the agency in Coweta (on the Chattahoochee River, Georgia), to Colonel Benjamin Hawkins, primary U.S. agent to the Creeks, dated May 28, 1804. Durouzeaux informs Hawkins that Tustunnuggee Thlucco (Big Warrior) is not at home and this fact has slowed negotiations. In addition, Durouzeaux indicates that Opoithle Micco (Tallassee King or Tame King) has interfered by convincing some of the Creeks to break their promises to Hawkins. He expresses concern regarding the intention of the certain Creeks to attack Hawkins' Flint River settlement and refers to the general discontent relative to the running of the boundary line.

Creek agency Cowetuh square 28th May 1804
Sir

Yours the 23rd I received by Micco Thlucco . I explained it this evening. Tustun nuggee Thlucco not being at home has been the Occation of this long delay. The opethlee Micco of the half way house has been the Occation of this disappointment, he has had a meeting at the apalachee at which he has put a stop to the people being as good as thir word to you

He has given out word that the French are returning to their former places. The lower towns has stoped all their people from gowing on the line, As for Hopio Harjo we have heard nothin from him Mook lausau Hopoio did send a talk here that had been sent from the Cherokees which was sent Hopoio Hajo but he never give it a hearing and we have had no answer to send to Hopoio Micco as he directed. But all the talks we can hear all from Oasoochee Town is against running the line. The people of Cheeau haw still threatens your settlement on flint river to drive your stock away if nothing else

Tustunnggee Hapoio is to go to Hapoio Hajo himself to hear from him the reason of this disappointment and at his return I shall be able to inform you the truth of what they intend to be at, or what they have determined on and to send whatever talks he brings to Hopoio

Micco that he may know of the Effects of the halfway house kings talks will bring them to at last untill then I am sir with due respect your most obedient servt
James DuRouzeux

PS The two men I told you of are the men directed to go against your settlement See lik Raw or Howard, and impohs or ispo cogo , lytle mickey

Note the Opoithle Micco is known by the Tallassee kin

NOTE: Information obtained from the University System of Georgia Library

Transcribed by Kim Gordon

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