Indian Relations and Failed Treaty Between Creeks and Spain
Document 1792Unpleasant sentiment towards residing with Creek nation. Seagrove cannot recommend any man to fill deputy position. Seagrove happily reported that the Spaniards "utterly failed" at attempted treaty at Pensacola, not a single Creek chief attended council. Assumption that McGillivray has sided with Spaniards. Believed he would have a large number of chiefs arriving to request corn due to destitute nature of Indian towns.
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Unpleasant sentiment towards residing with Creek nation. Seagrove cannot recommend any man to fill deputy position. Seagrove happily reported that the Spaniards "utterly failed" at attempted treaty at Pensacola, not a single Creek chief attended council. Assumption that McGillivray has sided with Spaniards. Believed he would have a large number of chiefs arriving to request corn due to destitute nature of Indian towns.
Date
10/17/1792
Author
Recipient
Sent from
St. Mary's
Collection
Document number
1792101740000
Note
Cited in Seagrove to Knox, 10/28/1792.
Notable persons
Henry Knox
James Seagrove
Jordan
Gaither
McGillivray
Creek
Indians
Indian Nation
Telfair
chief
Spaniards
Spanish
Maison
Cussetah
Smith
Notable locations
St. Mary's
Georgia
Philadelphia
Savannah
Rock Landing
Pensacola
Florida
Colerain
Charleston
South Carolina
New York
Notable items
sloop
Polly
schooner
Oak
hogshead
rum
ship
boat
shirts
clothing
corn
bushels
blankets
strouds
spirits
vessel
bread
articles
pipe
Teneriffe
wine