abuse; on the contrary, his whole conduct towards me was strictly
honorable. I mourned his loss as that of a tender brother, and shall
recollect him through life with emotions of friendship and gratitude.

I lived undisturbed, without hearing a word on the subject of my land,
till the great Council was held at Big Tree, in 1797, when Farmer's
Brother, whose Indian name is Ho-na-ye-wus, sent for me to attend the
council. When I got there, he told me that my brother had spoken to him to
see that I had a piece of land reserved for my use; and that then was the
time for me to receive it.--He requested that I would choose for myself
and describe the bounds of a piece that would suit me. I accordingly told
him the place of beginning, and then went round a tract that I judged
would be sufficient for my purpose, (knowing that it would include the
Gardow Flats,) by stating certain bounds with which I was acquainted.

When the Council was opened, and the business afforded a proper
opportunity, Farmer's Brother presented my claim, and rehearsed the
request of my brother. Red Jacket, whose Indian name is Sagu-yu-what-hah,
which interpreted, as Keeper-awake, opposed me or my claim with all his
influence and eloquence. Farmer's Brother insisted upon the necessity,
propriety and expediency of his proposition, and got the land granted. The
deed was made and signed, securing to me the title to all the land I had
described; under the same restrictions and regulations that other Indian
lands are subject to.

That land has ever since been known by the name of the Gardow Tract.

Red Jacket not only opposed my claim at the Council, but he withheld my
money two or three years, on the account of my lands having been granted
without his consent. Parrish and Jones at length convinced him that it was