what steps they may take. The Cussetah King says, he hears there are many horses stole from your quarter, but may depend upon it, that its none of his people but must be the Coweta people, he also says the white people have threatened the first man they find to kill him, after loosing their property, but hopes that you will be aware of such proceeding and not let the innocent suffer for the guilty, especially those who have always been, and are still your friends, — I myself look upon this as a necessary precaution, and hope there will be proper attention paid. I am Sir Yours &c (Signed) Timothy Barnard. N.B. All the hunting camps near you, are the people of this [undecipherable] Town — those that do the mischief are in their towns. --- Letter from Major Henry Gaither to The Secretary of War. Fort Fidius 17^th April 1793 Sir, Since I had the pleasure of writing you last, I have had certain accounts of the Indians having murdered two white persons and robbed a store of goods at Traders hill on S^t Marys and that M^r Seagrove had demanded of the head men and Warriors of the Creek nation, not only the murderers but the whole party concerned in this mischief and that the Indians of that nation appear at this time much divided on account of the demand made by M^r Seagrove. I have had a message lately from Timothy Barnard advising me to stand well on my guard until I may hear from him again, this I have wrote to General Clark and other Militia Officers in this State, and this day sent back the express to T. Barnard. I have inclosed Barnard's letters to me. I have the honor to be &c --- Enclosures in the foregoing letter. From Timothy Barnard; to Major Henry Gaither. Flint river 8^th April, 1793. Sir, I was honored with your letter of the 25^th February at the Cussetah town which I explained to the heads then assembled which proved of no small service in convincing the Indians how far the leading men of the United States were from wishing to encroach on their Territories, I did myself the pleasure to write you from the Cussetahs, but am under some apprehension that my letter has not reached you, from what has happened since; at my meeting the Cussetahs with a number of the heads of the lower Creeks and some of the upper every matter seem to conclude with a fair prospect of peace, between our red brethren and the United States, as the voice of the nation was for me to send off an express for Major Seagrove to be up in thirty two days from that time without fail, from the last day of the meeting, in two days after I arrived at my own house on Flint river and next day was preparing to dispatch an express off to Major Seagrove