[226] you to send this one to Jack Kennard and have him up with you in the Swamp you will represent the Chiefs that Hammet is with them before the first of May. You may give them as a reason bad[ness] of the roads, want of grass at this season and the like. But the true cause is that I wait for full instructions from the President which I do not expect sooner than the 10^th of April. you will see by my letter to M^r Holmes the rascally part Galphin has been acting since he has been here. Morrison will tell you further. You will present his loss taking bad effect on the nation, there is no such thing as bearing with him. As to the Minomons that are in their nation you must by every means possible, stir up the Creeks against them you must set the good consequences that would result from setting them at uneasiness and at any rate stopping them from coming onto the Creek land — I have to desire you in the most express and positive terms that you do not yourself or suffer any other person to give out talks from any person or persons in any of the States from now or others without my previous knowledge of them. I am told there has been some of late from the Governor of Georgia to the Creeks which I hold as a very improper act. Be active and assist my friend in our Country, much depends on us. Jams [undecipherable: Seagrove] to John Kennard dated St. Marys 24^th February 1793 My dear friend I wrote you a letter about three weeks past which hope you have received. I then told you all our talks with United