so, the general man in the middle, doing one of these, that is benjamin hawkins. he is the agent to the creek people. so, we can assume then, based on that, that he is in creek country, speaking to creek people. this was portrait was done in 1805. i'm not sure who the artist is, but it is meant to encapsulate civilization. so, let's raise our hands and tell me what you see. thomas? >> a lot of the houses in the back are definitely more colonial. the whole background kind of looks more like colonial than what you would think in a native community. >> okay. houses are certainly different than -- they are more cabin sort of structures, for sure. good. >> the amount of corn. >> okay, we have a lot of corn. we do have a lot of corn. corn continues, that is the thread through the southeast. corn continues to be the thing, but there is something different now. who is dumping the basket of corn? it is a man. it is not a lady. yes, very good. what else? mary? >> so, two people on this side of benjamin hawkins, they look like they have got their hands on a plow. >> they do

uh, so two people on this side of benjamin hawkins. mm hmm. they look like they've got their hands. a apple. they do have their hands on a plow because are now meant to farm. absolutely. and if they're going to farm, they need to farm the right way, which is with the plow. right. and you can kind of see somebody over here plowing in the in the background because. again, if you're going to do it, you got to do it the right way. we've got another plow here. and they're being, you know, hawkins there in his in his finery. because this is a mainly if you're going to go plow a field in that how you get dressed. in your stockings and all. why yes gentlemen. it works this. he's not actually the plow, just kind of clothes. and i'm pointing to to them how to do it. well, yeah, it works like this, right? yes. you take one hand here. one hand there, and then. yes. it's how it works now. okay. so let's let's talk a little bit about specifics, because i told you that individuals made decisions, blah, blah, blah. now, so for those that, really embraced it. like, oh, got into it. we're like, i'm d

uh, so two people on this side of benjamin hawkins. mm hmm. they look like they've got their hands. a apple. they do have their hands on a plow because are now meant to farm. absolutely. and if they're going to farm, they need to farm the right way, which is with the plow. right. and you can kind of see somebody over here plowing in the in the background because. again, if you're going to do it, you got to do it the right way. we've got another plow here. and they're being, you know, hawkins there in his in his finery. because this is a mainly if you're going to go plow a field in that how you get dressed. in your stockings and all. why yes gentlemen. it works this. he's not actually the plow, just kind of clothes. and i'm pointing to to them how to do it. well, yeah, it works like this, right? yes. you take one hand here. one hand there, and then. yes. it's how it works now. okay. so let's let's talk a little bit about specifics, because i told you that individuals made decisions, blah, blah, blah. now, so for those that, really embraced it. like, oh, got into it. we're like, i'm d