James Seagrove to the Chiefs of the lower Creeks. St. Marys, May 13^th 1793. Brothers, I received your good talk with your white wing which Isbell hold fast— my Galphin friends talks are always straight and good, I wish the other Towns were like them, but some of them are very bad, and are guilty of bad things. I have long expected to have seen the murderers sent in to me, or at least to have heard of them being destroyed as the only means of preserving your nation in peace. I begin now to think that it never was intended as it would have been done. I do not blame the Galphins, I believe it was their wish, but as the great mother town, I think she ought to have insisted on it. Hope it is not yet too late, and that you will exert every nerve to have justice done by complying with my demand. I send a strong talk to you all by George Galphin. I hope you have got it and are making good use of it. for fear it should not have reached you, I now send you a copy of it. Brothers, Should the bad actions of your people bring a war on your land, and which undoubtedly will be the case unless my demand is complied with. I now inform you in behalf of my Country that all the Towns in the Creek nation who sit still and continue friendly to the United States, that they will not be hurt but be protected in their persons and property, whilst all those towns and people who have been killing our Citizens, and robbing our Country, can expect no mercy. my promise to you has always been to warn you of danger— I now do it, and tell you my friend how to avoid it. The [*remainder cut off*]