The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-10-27
CSiekaia-o,, FEB. 22, 1906.

hhHeu 10 call on me tor II went of without doing TO-
had written great deal about recruiting in Tennef-
lee about cutting aud Hahing and packing dollars and
enjoying otium digntate. But" all s.y 1gsy.ees,
s@ieaSly feS zrlb Spain" knocks all thele Utopia 20
the devil and again awake to the painful anxiety
attendant ON rate of fufpenee-I have requeled my
friend Moore to pres the Seey decide aud expees
ms 1niwer in lefs than n,ontb-Whatever my fate
may be- .mntf Away feel n,yfcf deeply your debtor
for the iolietude you have n,anifeGed for me.
Has any news reached your capital from Captains
Lewis aud Clark it srumoured here that they have
been kliied; ihope rcerey there 10 nothing Of it.
have the honor 20 be ----..- =
with e1eem aud affection
Your friend .-
His Fxcelsney Genl. WiikinFon. .,.
Mr.. Hay. Is that ALTO your writing dated a
late as February Iaf ? A. 1t is. Mr.. H7rt.
AT the time of this correspondence and before
c'a you coniider Gen. Wilkiufon as your friend,
whole agency you were willing to employ with
the Secretary at war? A. expected much
leis, hr, from his interef than his diipofitop to
ferve me. Mr.. Wirf. You coniidered him
then as afrIend, whom you would be willing to
trua A. did. Q. Is this your writing? A.
II is. Here MIR. Writ read the followinr letter
Cbiftsfa7os, Asgya ~, 1905.
Your friendly talk from Pi,tfburp. IA NAV
had the pleafare to receive at this phase few DAYS
ago thank you 6ncerely for your letter 70 the Sc
eretary OF War; hope il will have the .fF.4 a, Lam
OF relieving me from the NOT painful fufpence h.v.
ever experienced--I had addrefsd him myfelf from,
snhenee J"it before let on, and now BEGINNING
to look tor his antwerp would have written vo,
iooner on the fubj.ca of my Expectations bur ,bo
them 10 well founded not TO REQUIRE even rn,,,ian
ing to the Secretary; they were founded on d;re1
and uniolicited promi(e from hirnieif to me that
mould berrovided for in Louiana a, foon as the 90
'ernheht ihou'd be organized. This was confirm
ed to me afterwards thro' Col. Moore and general
irigg- ait winter he repeated to fevsral of NV
frieRds has continued difpoftion to ferve me: bur
remain as gnoran, as YVES two year, age in wb.t
way. hope 1t may be in your quarrer-and foon.
LOT tate OF fuPenfe is penanee worle by far tban
faaing. l truh like good Catholic char am in
fsir way tor Heaven, sven if fould have TO paf.
thro' Jail. pa
! think IunderRocd from Mr. Dininoor tina, h. had
written you large, ON the late uceeuI n.got;aTi
ons with this nation-he has day arred to hatcher
from thence to the ChoSaw. where about the be pin
ming OF O6ober the Conmiffoners are to rneet tb,,
nation at Mount Dexter and make another attempr 70
treat for iand-I have had fome talk with both the
so S1 sa aoo9s iesnTag ssa e had Ind
fef into my affeetion--,his is my buGneis berennv
ProfPects Of fueceis very Aatterine, a. find
the bufinefs nun BE- cloggd with other negotiations
On the 2eth Uit Col Burr paiIed this ON his return
from Orleans TO NafhviIle and underaood he intep
ded lto) Wifi your government
II am disappointed in the hope of going IN the
MhiiiiPP when leave this viii inform YOU of INV
| eourle and proipeGts.
| With Gneere reipea and efeem, ! have the honor
TO be,
Your Exeelleneys
! obedient Servant,
! JOHN Mckee.
F, III, ExseR-uey, Cen. W1Ln1ssoN.
| Mr.. AfR2c then alto read the three following
| lstterS:
! C5iekaf6.-,, es7ober 10, 1905.
| DsSr Geut,ai
Your friendly let:.r Of the 9Th nit. received bv
pot on the init. and from lome csufe or other il
was the mot acceptable received; it found me
here 'lone far gone in the blue devils, doubling wbe
ther had not better epatrate myief and try my for
tune amidh the form gathering in Europe You
cannot think Orange that feel extremely mortified
when tell you that have year paa iinee May Ian
been waiting in daily expectation of receiving orders
repair in public capacity ionie part of your 90
vernnent--ths expectation was excited by the unto
icitsd promiies of the Secretary of War Ii is true
ne has Oil! held out my friends the idea that he in
tended to provide for and mua be admitted he
has taken time enough TO do it we'll In the mean
time however am iufiering the mon painful anxiety
and my cath exhsuGed to Il imall fum Ihaye alv,,
uiPected Claiborne of inuring me with the govern
nsnt, tho he declared with upfted hands to the con-
rary was informed that he had in sol made forns
representations TO you and Col. Hawkins founded on
report made to him BY Col. Jolyn, that had abu.
led him and the PreiideDt in conversation at MIR Nc
lntoihes III this nation in very fevere and improper
language have ince feen Col. Ionyn who gave me
certificate ut which the sncioed is copy for VIVA.
isd OF MIR. Claiborne candidate for an Office in
the Rate OF which am u citizen certainly can be ar
eountabe only to him, 10 The government tba,
has iinee oloathed him with the mantle of il, po,ver
Vt had learned ornate polite deere to man Whole
head 1Hd heart neither Of them formed 20 NV
tate on the fcAle Of great Mngo's, perhaps mirb,
have been fitted with Office eer this however nil
deiPeranduni, Teuero duee. III remain here ti 'n,a
1.-The Cho9aw Treaty fear will fall thro' thi, fea
Ton and that will be among my leaf dfappon,-
ments, for had fome expectation of procuring az If
tract OF land FOR my young Choesw. Ii is repor-
ted here from Cumberland that the Secretary of War
has written that If the Choaaws wifi to fell land they
mutt iend deputies to Wilmington.
Creiilte, &C. is very catholic but when, proceeded
farther to bleach high" buhcd to the fingers end.
bu, why, would tell you for all my hope, in RI,
government, on paper | mean
| With ineere relpect and eaeem have the honor
10 be
| Your RxeeIleney's
! Obedient Servant,
/ JOHN MCKEE.
| Hi Rx.el!trsy, Gen. WILEIsson.
The irreeulsrity Of the mail carriers oceaIoned this
TO be mail later than expected am poyy inforn-
eddy letter from Mr.. Dniinoor that the Con,u,ifr,
will meet the Choclaws about 10 Nov and th;. NOR