Timothy Barnard to James Seagrove Flint River 28^th June 793 Dear Sir, I have been at the Cussetah towns and arrived here yesterday in company with David Barnell a head warrior of the Tuchabaches. He says he has been up this way was by order of the whole upper creeks after a meeting they had at the Tuchabaches in consequence of your talk by M^r M'Donald. The conclusion of the meeting was that satisfaction should be immediately given for the murders committed on the subjects of the United States. a member of the heads of the lower towns was likewise present, who agreed to the same. there was then appointed and sent off by the Cussetahs to do the business of killing five of the murderers, and they got down as far as the Ufaulas, even where they were and could have done the business, but that old villain a Doronzogue has turned a Spaniard altogether, and has flung out some talks which he says was by that old villainous Parton which Stikes got a head of this fellows that used to do the business, and has been the means of disappointing the business from little white, but that the whole upper creeks, and nearly all the lower creeks are determined it shall be done, and all the horses that have been brought up gathered. the Cussetahs had gathered men head lifter I left the towns. the Constables were to go about gathering the next day after I left the town. They have [undecipherable] from the Upper creeks and went to the Chickasaws, and Chickasaws not to offer to dispose of [undecipherable] of the negroes they brought up. I need Barnell down here to acquaint you that the upper creeks are determined to make the whole nation take one priem talk, and get up all the plunderers property, when he set off from here last town by order of the whole upper creeks they expected those few men would be killed before he reached the lower towns which has lasted for the present but will not be so he thinks long as if not complicated over the Upper creeks seem determined to take it on hand. there were then appointed and sent off to kill some of the murderers. David Barnell had a meeting at the Cussetahs with several of the heads of the [undecipherable] present, and they have consented to abide by the talks that are agreed on, on the upper creeks. David Barnell therefore says that it was the particular report of the Upper Creeks that you would come up with him as you may to see that before you get up, that there will be some of the murderers put out as, and after you get up, they will be ready to pay [undecipherable] to any other demands you may think fit to make. The Spanish agent is seen in the upper creeks, but they do not (David Barnell says,) pay any great attention to his talks nor will not until they despair of seeing you up. David Barnell himself [undecipherable] him, (the Spanish agent,) such as offered that he had his horse saddled the best part of the day to leave the nation. The cause of his affront was he requested that thirty of the heads of the Upper Creeks would attend at a meeting which the [undecipherable] about calling on the Mississippi where the Chickasaws, Choctaws and Cherokees were to be appointed and then they wanted the upper and lower creeks to go. David Barnell told the Spaniards agent that none of the creeks upper or lower would or should go there to any such meeting — therefore David Barnell desires me to acquaint you that there is no danger of your person on your way up. that you by M'Donald received the white wampum in token of peace and friendship from the upper Creeks, which was to keep the faith whole between them and you and General Washington, and which hopes will remain so still. the some of the towns have misbehaved very much but still he says there is now no fear, but that all will be put straight. He therefore hopes when you have come you will look upon it that you are speaking with one that is a friend to the United States, and one that is representing the whole upper Creeks as there was thirty seven odd towns sent on the business he has went on. He has some notion of coming back when he comes to the lower towns, as he found the business was not complicated with respect to killing the murderers. He however after consulting with the lower creeks and found that it was not draftit but would still be done, he has thought fit to proceed on and see you before he returned. He says if it is the wish of the whole nation for you to come up and see them, that he hopes you will not fail in coming up with him, which if you do, you may depend on every matter being settled to your satisfaction before your return. He says times has been as bad as this before, and again has came up from Charlestown, and matters has been compleately settled; therefore he hopes you will let nothing daunt or restrain you from coming up; if you wish to have matters settled in behalf of the United States which will be done if you come up; and if you do not he shall despair of its being done without, as the Spanish Agents are present, and are very diligent in showing up matters the in an under hand way. David Barnell requested me to write this for him for his insight and get a good interpreter there to acquaint you fully with his business. (Signed) Timothy Barnard.