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Letter from David Folsom to Peter Perkins Pitchlynn Choctaw Tamaha December 2nd, 1841 Dear Col. Your letter of the 18th Oct I have been received. Some time I have been looking for you, til I received your letter of the 6 Nov. And in answer to the first, I am sorry my fathers name was not on the supplement, I would mainly say, to inform you when Peter wrote copy of the supplement back to Col Wood? from Tess? My fathers name was on it, written this N. Folsom. I will thank you to look again and if theres such a name, it is my father. And I also inform you an order has just come from the white house that no white man shall not stay here, as in the Nation, unless he presence? is permanent. But our head men are so easey any body can stay here as long as he mind to -- By your second letter of the 6 Mllo? I find you will not come on home. The instruction; from the general council to you; Bro Israel had the care of it & believing you wanted to be here, he has never forwarded it. But he will or has done so. That he forward the papers on to the City of Washington. I hope you will meet it at the City in safety. I think Napolan Jackson have came out well and fought well. But I am sorry he was drunk when he commenced the action. I hope Boys will get on here in safety. My son C. L.? Folsom have written me of his bad health. I have sent him money, and advise him to come home, which I will look for him, in last of the month. Now I have Nothing to write you But I will write any things that comes to mind? my Bro Morris Nail was here & got goodly numbers of law papers from my from his Red Brothers and among the rest he wanted and axed me. He would be glad to go and buy out the lien of Capt Acha homoses? & clame Page 2 But I tole him not to do so for I had bought it and sold it and for him to have nothing to do with it and if he move to do it, I would never would feel well toward him - he has great fear of your influence at the white house. he is fearful of you, if you do not approve his cause he will not succeed. The claim and others of mine to which I have bought to date if you know anything of it you will do me kindness to prevent any man or speculators to have any think to do with it. Only to those to whom I sold. You may see Nail in the City and R H Grant. & others (symbol?) I give you this or one on honor. After the great feast is pretty much past Sampson and myself have bought small amount of claims, and as M. Time is about to leave here for City of Washington, I have concluded let Sampson go with him and nothing turns up to prevent him of going you will see him in the City. When you see him you will give him good talk and let him go on. If our business git smoothly through of those claims we have bought I want to go on to New York and lay I small stock of goods. I am anxious he should go on and git acquainted with the country as well to form an acquaintance with some of the houses in New York (symbol?). If it will be convenient I want you to take him to the President and other big men and to the Capital. And by all means keep or tell him to keep away from the hor? houses. I am still in a inh??? condition and do not know how I will ever git out. I have been trying to take a rise in some way. But I can not do it I am of the opinion the time Page 3 the time amongst us here will be hard, the money will be scarce. So far as I know in the Nation about matters and things in general, I think it is good our people only wants an opportunity to rise up. and lay hold. on the great ground and work of information? - and this must be done only by the means in which Choctaws are in persecution?? off as to Chickasaws things are out for the present I mean those Choctaws who has an education must take care, their general council, and the laws and just as soon as it can be done, some intelligent man must be at the head of the affairs of our people as Chiefs. Just look at Isaacs administration, peace, quiet, harmony and full of happiness in the Dist. To what it was before he was made Chief. Our people are at this time and as well as all time - the feeling toward their father the President of the US is good feeling toward the general government as well as in state government it is good. I mention this because you have been about from the nation some time and you can see ways declare before any honorable body the mind and views of our people our people are now just ready to lay hold of themselves to do the work of Icutisation?? Our people at this time looks for help on another ground from their father the President of the US as they use to do that is our peoples eyes are open now. And our people as a nation will in ?? all those offers may be made we are well. From your bro David Folsom Page 4 - with address We had some talk here from the white house, about the tribe of Indian wishing to join together to fight against Gades? But you may depend on it as to the Chickasaws & the Choctaws they will have nothing to do with it, and I hear nothing of it some of those scastering? Tribe, and may be of the white tribe Pneasce? one commencing to steal the horses on the farm muskator? settlement we are anxious Fort may be established there soon - the site is all ready for look out - Address, post mark and date Dec 10 P.P.Pitchlynn Washington City, D.C. Advise - you know John Ross was hated by many - trying to do his people good, or at least defending their wrights.? So you have many enemies all ready about and you will be on your gard. The men are fraid to speak against you before me. But I know enough to tell you of these things.

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