In this letter to George Graham, William Cocke reports that his efforts to engage Chickasaw peoples in agricultural pursuits have been partially successful, although they still place a high value on hunting. He also informs Graham that although he does not wish to make difficulties for any public servant, Thomas F. Cheedle's clumsy & unworkman like manner compelled him to refuse to accept any product from his shop before he could inspect it personally. Cocke closes with a discussion of the difficulties that some businessmen have encountered in erecting salt works on Chickasaw lands and asks Graham to ask President Monroe if he will give Cocke and a group of his "Beloved people" permission to visit.