He established tradinghousein connection with his plantation

Their green corn dances,ball plays, war ceremonies, and manners and customs,are fresh in my recollections. Pierre Richelet, en deux tomes All ofthem were married to Indian wives, and some of them had intelligentand handsome children. Claiborne, of Mississippi, whoplaced in my hands the manuscript papers of his father, Gen. The copy inour hands is entitled Histoire de la Conquete de la Florideou relation, de ce qui sest passe dans la decouverte de ce pais, par FerdinandDe Soto, Composee en Espagnol, par LInca Garcellasso de la Vega,et traduite en Francois, par Sr.

Its style iseasy and flowing, when the author journalizes in regard to marches throughthe country, and is exceedingly graphic, when he gives us descriptionof De Sotos battles. If it should be found,by the scrutinizing reader, that my statements are incorrect, let mesay in advance, that when penned those statements believed them to betrue. Irving has collated his work, am prepared to state thathe has related all things as they are said to have occurred.

In additionto this, journals were placed in his hands written in the camp of DeSoto one by Alonzo de Carmona, native of the city of Cuzco. His father was Spaniard of noble blood, and his mother the sisterof Capac, one of the Indian sovereigns of Peru. From these Indian countrymen learnedmuch concerning the manners and customs of the Creeks,with whom they had so long been associated, and more particularly with regardto the commerce which thet carried on with them. For the complimnetaryterms which Mr. Leide1731.

Some of these menhad come to the Creek nation before the revolutionary war,and others being tories, had fled to it during the war, andafter it, to escape from whig persecution. Irving has employed in the preface, and also in manyof the notes of his late edition, in relation to my humble efforts in endeavoringto throw new light upon the expedition of De Soto, beg him to acceptmy profound acknowledgements. There are many gentlemen of talents and distinction, who have unselfishly,nobly and generously interested themselves in my behalf, while engaged inthe arduous labors which are brought to close.

Some of these menhad come to the Creek nation before the revolutionary war,and others being tories, had fled to it during the war, andafter it, to escape from whig persecution. All the Atlantic States have Historical Societies,and books and manuscripts connected with the history of Alabama,and to collect oral information in all directions. In submitting my first book to the public, refrain from making apologiesin its behalf, and shall only briefly allude to my labors, in order to showhow strenuously have endeavored to insure its authencity. The sites of many of these are familiar to thepresent population.
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