(Letter address to Mr. James Moore
Tallapoosa County
Alabama
Fort Gibson
Sept. 14 - 13)


                                Creek Nation Arkansaw  
Dear father Sir
       I have the opportunity of inform you all that I am in a state
of bad health sence we been here. The Indians are very sickly at
this place but the most of the Indians live in the fork of two
rivers, that is Verdigree and Arkansaw, for it is very sickly in
Cowater twon. Sum of the Creeks are over on the Cannada 
River, Seminole Indians, but the Creeks are to be moved back over
the line between the rivers, but we are under the Agentcy. All
the wild Indians are very friendly with the Creeks, for they come
among us and we set down in one shade, eat and drink out of one
Vessel.
     Sum of us are got sume first trate crops of corn and sume very
sorrow crops. As for myself I have got good crops and all of
Elizabeth Grierson negroes are got the best crops of corn, and corn
is worth fifty cents per bushel.
     I heard that you all have war in the old Creek Nation, but I
hope that the hostile Indians did not brake you up, your stock or
anything in land or anything else. I hope that these few unworthy
lines may find you all in a good state of health. I have write
to you before I got hear to this country and have not received no
answer & I have write yo you sence I come hear but have not received
no answer from you, and I am sorrow to receive no letter from you or
nonefrom my brother. I wish to hear from you and wish to hear from you
all, how you all coming on in the old Creek Nation, Ala., what is
going on in that country. I hear that you have had a town just by
Peter Dudly's store. It is by report that I heard about the town.
     I Have had bad luck sence I arrive at this country, for we
lost all our horses but one mair and I bought a horse to work but
I have nice corn.
     I am sorrow to inform you of one thing, the account of Mr.
Elexander Hill is not collected yet, for he was not at home when I
come on hear. Hill has receiced the money from the U. States for his
services of bringing the Indians to this country. Hill laid in
your account and received the money in full. I see James Woodruff
in town of Tuscaloosa in Ala. and I ask about it, and Mr. Woodruff
tould me that Elexander Hill had received the money for James Moore,
that hill tould him that he has pay you off, and he had received
your receit againce the account in full. So I enclose the account
of said Hills to send back to you, if he has paid up, to let me know
or you ought to sue him for the money, for you can proof it by Mr.
James Woodruff. If I'm not mistaken Mr. McHenty was present he
tould me hill received the money.
     And the account of Sandy Grierson or order that you give me the
money was sent back by Col. Hunter to pay you up, for he promise
Sandy Grierson that he was going write back to your house and pay
you off and take your receit and send it back to Sandy, but Sandy
has not received no answer yet. So Sandy won't pay me untill
he guit letter form you stating you had not received your money.
So you write to Sandy Grierson and me then I can make him pay me,
for Sandy has three or four hundred bushel of corn to sell.
     If you will write to me soon as you will receive this letter
from me, state in your letter how you coming on in that part
of the world, and tell my Brother Jackson to write to me and 
give my best love to my mother and the rest of the family.
     This is the country for them to make corn, but corn has no
price only when Indians come on the this country. But come in the
first of the fall is the best time, for we are trying to enlarge the
bounds of our country, and we exspect to get Santify  the present
dent of the U. States for us. We are not allow to go in 
Texes yet for they are at war at this time. Large body of
solders, horsemen have gone on th Red River and station there.
We did expect war in the Creek Nation but it dide away & so we
have pece in the country.
     Dear father sir, if you please to send me sume money by sume
person that you can trust to bring it safe to me, but do not put it
in any of the Agents unless you can trust him with it, for sum of the
Agent that brings the Indians on to this country run away with the 
Indians money, and the Indians did not get nothing for it.
     So I remain your humble servant untill death. Direct your
letters Fort Gipson Creek Nation Arkansaw Territory.
                                           I am
                                                Your son
                                                        John P. Moore
To James Moore
Tallapoosa County
Ala.
Sept. 6 1836
Transcribed as written by Ronnie Moore for Jill Florence Lackey Oct. 2, 2002 
NOTE: &o,&c were editors marks and omited & was replaced by and
NOTE: Cannada (Canadian)
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