My Exposed Situation will be a Sufficient apology for me to Solicit your friendship in useing [using] your influence in trying to Keep up the post at Fort Blount , the present mode of Keeping it up by the Militia I Should prefer was it left to me, for reasons you can Judge of. the Establishment of a trading post at Fort Blount I am of opinion will be of great advantag [advantage] [added: and convenience] to the Indians as it is in the heart of the Cherokees Huntinground [Hunting ground] and they themselves have Solicitted [Solicited] me to bring goods there for them However I know that cannot be done under the present establishment, The Indians & white people are both Violating the Treaty the result of which is hard to conjecture. but I hope the present Session of Congress will take measures to prevent any futer [future or further] Violation on either side — many white people have Settled upon the Indian Lands I am told to the amount of 500 families one Indian has been killed and one other wounded supposed by the Kentuckyans [Kentuckians] and a report of four others missing, in return the Indians have Stolen many Horses on the Cumberland road and robbed one waggon [wagon] this was done previous to the killing and wounding the Indians, there are three companies of Troops at Knoxville their destination un known [unknown] but supposed for the purpose of removing those people from off the Indian Lands, nothing new has [added: transpired] traspired at Cumberland since you left there Except the loss of our friend Bennet out of the old Batchelors [Bachelors] Society who I always thought

in that way, but to return to my [gap] and quit plagueing [plaguing] you with nonsence [nonsense], I hope you will not think that I wish to dictate to you, but Should you be of opinion that the Keeping up the post and the establishment if a trading post also at Fort Blount I know would be of publick [public] utility, I Know it would be to my advantage, but I hope my private Interest will have no weight with you, I also hope you will not foget [forget] our friend Overton when the appointment of Federal Judge comes upon the carpet I am sir with Sincere Esteem & regard

your most obedient Servt [Servant]

S. [Sampson]Williams

Andrew Jackson Esqr [Esquire]