The States of Georgia and Tennessee being peculiarly interested in our carrying into execution the two acts passed by Congress on the 19th of February, 1799 (chapter 115), and 13th May, 1800 (chapter 62), commissioners were appointed early in summer and other measures taken for the purpose.  The objects of these laws requiring meetings with the Cherokees, Chickasaws, Choctaws, and Creeks, the inclosed instructions were prepared for the proceedings with the three first nations.  Our applications to the Cherokees failed altogether.  Those to the Chickasaws produced the treaty now laid before you for your advice and consent, whereby we obtained permission to open a road of communication with the Mississippi Territory.  The commissioners are probably at this time in conference with the Choctaws.  Further information having been wanting when these instructions were, formed to enable us to prepare those respecting the Creeks, the commissioners were directed to proceed with the others.  We have now reason to believe the conferences with the Creeks can not take place till the spring.

The journals and letters of the commissioners relating to the subject of the treaty now inclosed accompany it.

Th.  Jefferson.

DECEMBER 22, 1801.

Gentlemen of the Senate and of the House of Representatives: 

I now inclose sundry documents supplementary to those communicated to you with my message at the commencement of the session.  Two others of considerable importance—­the one relating to our transactions with the Barbary Powers, the other presenting a view of the offices of the Government—­shall be communicated as soon as they can be completed.

Th.  Jefferson.

DECEMBER 23, 1801.

Gentlemen of the Senate and of the House of Representatives: 

Another return of the census of the State of Maryland is just received from the marshal of that State, which he desires may be substituted as more correct than the one first returned by him and communicated by me to Congress.  This new return, with his letter, is now laid before you.

Th.  Jefferson.

JANUARY 11, 1802.

Gentlemen of the Senate and of the House of Representatives.

I now communicate to you a memorial of the commissioners of the city of Washington, together with a letter of later date, which, with their memorial of January 28, 1801, will possess the Legislature fully of the state of the public interests and of those of the city of Washington confided to them.  The moneys now due, and soon to become due, to the State of Maryland on the loan guaranteed by the United States call for an early attention.  The lots in the city which are chargeable with the payment of these moneys are