Bird Tail King — I send this beloved Wing, and when you see it you will see my friendship, hoping that it will always be so. M^r Seagrove when you see my white Wing and our Talks you will send them to our great father General Washington. I wish for a peace and always did, for I want our women and children to grow up. The upper Towns have directly sent off to have Galphin and Upton taken. The Indians them-selves say that Galphin was the first man that went to them and got them to go. The red men that was with Galphin shall also be given up as soon as our meeting is over. I have called a meeting today about it. It is our wish to keep peace, and always was. There are people that are gone out, but I don't know whether they can be turned back or no. --- Copy of a Letter from Alexander Cornell in behalf of himself and the Upper Creeks. Cussetah Town 13^th April 1793. Dear friend & Brother, This is to let you know that I have been very uneasy, as I never could hear the truth until now (by your letter) of what mischief was done at S^t. Marys. I hear now that the Old Tallisee King and his people are turned out for War, and the Colemmys have joined them, they are like mad people and running crazy. What you told me to do in the upper Towns I did. I have done all that lies in my power, it is imposible to do more than I have done. All the upper Towns are strong for peace but them two Towns, and I have sent for them several times, when we have had meetings but they never would come. They mean to spite the whole nation if they can by spoiling what talks we have had with you. The Old Tallasie King lives about twenty five miles from my house. He was the first man that gave the land away to the White people and now is the first that proposes doing mischief. It must be the Northern Indians coming among us. Them two Towns have taken their talks. We cannot help it, therefore I hope you will not blame the Upper Towns for it, for we still stand to your talk and mean to do so. We never heard of them going out to do mischief until they were gone two days, for we never could hear from them or understand what they meant to do. They offered to give me up the prisoners but I told them I would wait till you came up yourself as I had no horses to send them down. No more at present from Your friend and well wisher Alexander Cornell — in behalf of himself and Upper Creeks. P.S. Please to send by the bearer an answer, and it shall be punctually obeyed — Sir, I have have heard that Galphin and one Upton was at the murder of M^r Fleming and robbing the store, we mean to give them up, and the rest that was with them. M^r Seagrove. I never got the letters till the 15^th of the month. I was waiting six days for them at the Cussetahs before I got them. By their detaining them so long we have got too little time to do it. I hope when you see our Talks, you will take it in consideration and give us longer time. I have sent our white man off directly to you with our talk to you. We have sent off to have Galphin and Upton taken for fear they should make their escape — We have agreed to give up two Red men from the Etchaws, two from Burgess Town, and one from the point. If we had got the letters sooner you should have had the murderers by the time you mention, but you must allow us longer time for it is the wish of the Upper Towns to do it — This will be a warning to the young people, then they will mind what their head men says to them and not before. --- Tuckabache 2^nd April 1793. Dear friend and Brother. This comes from your Brothers, the Mad Dog, The White Lieutenant, David Cornell, Alexander Cornell, M^r Weatherford, and thirteen other Headmen of the Upper Creeks, who all agree with one talk together — That David Cornell and the Headmen of the Upper Towns, and Warriors all agree to your talk, and mean to hold them fast by the hand, and never to let it go as long as they live. You heard the Northern Indians was among us but we never listened to any of their talks, nor would suffer any of them to give any out among our people, for we don't want to shed any White People's blood, for I have got the White People's blood in me. We intend to go to War against the Chickasaws, and if we don't we will come again to see you — We formerly went to war against the Cumberland people, but since we heard your talk we don't intend to go to War against them any more. The Mad Dog's brother and Nephew went into a leaders house in the Chickasaws, and they killed them both. We mean