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Chislacaliche welcomed Oglethorpe like a king
Source: The Debatable Land #557
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In July (1739) Oglethorpe ascended the Savannah to Euchie Town. Thence with an escort of rangers, traders, and Indians he set forth overland. On the way Indian hunters provided venison, wild honey, turkey, and buffalo meat. Horses and riders swam the streams. The packs were towed over in leather canoes carried for the purpose. Outside of Coweta, Indian boys and girls greeted the visitors with presents of fowls, venison, pumpkins, potatoes and watermelons. "King" Chislacaliche himself came forth bearing the English flag, and escorted the White Chief to the public square, where populace and dogs gave noisy welcome.1 [Note 1 For Oglethorpe's journey to Coweta, see Ga. Col. Rec., IV, 371-372; XXII, Pt. II, 166-167, 179, 208, 214-215; "A Ranger's Report of Travels with General Oglethorpe, 1739-1742," in Newton D. Mereness, Travels in the American Colonies, 215-222; Henry Bruce, Life of General Oglethorpe (New York, 1890), 207208; Stephens, Journal (Ga. Col. Rec., IV, 368-369); Ga. Hist. Soc. Col., Ill (Savannah, 1873), 80, 87; Stevens, History of Georgia, I, 157-158; Wright, Memoir, ch. 12; Egmont's Diary, III, 121.] Oglethorpe met the chiefs in solemn council; a few days later they reassembled at Casista, across the river. At the end of ten days the Creeks renewed their alliance with England and declared that no Spaniard should settle north of the San Juan River and Apalache.
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