James Seagrove, to the Leader of the Cowetas — dated St. Mary's 20^th February 1793 Brother, It always gives me pleasure to hear from my Creek friends, your kind talk which I received by M.^r John Galphin made me very happy and will our great and kind father General Washington, President of the United States, when he hears of the peaceable wise conduct of his Creek Children. I am very glad to hear the talks from the upper towns continue good, I hope my friends in the mother towns the Cowetas and Cussitahs will always be forward in good doing — Do not my friend suffer your people to be compelled by the bad talks from red or white people. Follow what I have always told you, I hope and you will do well. I shall be in the [undecipherable] the first of May when I shall renew my talks to you which shall always be straight, clear, just and friendly to your nation. I am told there are some of the Northern Indians among you giving bad talks. Do not on any account as you value your happiness, listen to them, but drive them from your land. They behave like bad people and involved themselves in a war and now want to bring the same on you. The Chiefs of all the Northern tribes seeing this real enemy that is prepared and ready to go against them in the [undecipherable: probable reading: Spring]