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George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 3, 15th edition., Chapter 24: (search)
f the Savannah, he bade the strangers welcome to the lands which 1733 his nation did not use; and, in token of sincerity, he laid eight bundles of buckskins at Oglethorpe's feet. Tomo-chichi, he added, though banished from his nation, has yet been a great warrior; and for his wisdom and courage, the exiles chose him their king. Tomo-chichi entered timorously, and, bowing very low, gave thanks that he was still permitted to look for good land among the tombs of his ancestors. The chief of Coweta stood up and said, We are come twenty-five days journey to see you. I was never willing to go down to Charleston, lest I should die on the way; but when I heard you were come, and that you are good men, I came down, that I might hear good things. He then gave leave to the exiles to summon the kindred that loved them out of each of the Creek towns, that they might dwell together. Recall, he added, the Yamassees, that they may be buried in peace among their ancestors, and may see their grave