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Tampa Bay Florida Oct 31. 1850 M. Duval Subagent Seml Nat I'm, By Stm Fashion, to sail tomorrow I send under charge of Lieut Hudson USA the Delegate [[?]] & a party of Ind women & children & bro't in by him on 23d. He has passed thro' great danger & troubles, but has accomplished all he undertook, and deserves much credit - [[?]] X X X 16 in all X X X X X Will you please to inform me whether I can get a good sober interpreter black yellow or red from the Creek nation say @ $30 to $35. a month and one ration - the US. paying his transportation hither & back again? I prefer a Creek - Ind. or negro, if sufficiently intelligent & sober - who has no connection or friend in the nation here. Our Mr [[?]] could not resist the bottle & disappointed me sadly. I should be pleased to hear from you of the content of those who have already migrated. Very respectfully Your obedt servt J C Casey [[?]] [[flourish]] [[end of letter]] [[start of letter]] Tampa Bay Florida Nov. 5. 1850 Dear Sir, I have just learned that the poney claimed by [[underlined]] Osanna Hajo [[/underlined]] was procured from T. O. Kennedy [[?]] for him and has not been paid for. Then the Indian got it. the chief [[Kolsafeseeo? Chopko [[/underlined]] went security for the payment - hence it is necessary that [[underlined]] Osanna Hajo [[/underlined]] should pay or give good security before he can get the poney. While I get their rights for them, I also insist on their doing right themselves. Chitto Hajo did not tell me that the poney was unpaid for which was wrong if he knew it Read this letter to [[underlined]] Osanna Hajo [[/underlined]] Very Respectully J C Casey [[?]] [[in bracket the the left of page]] [[?]] Ft Myers Fla