Seagrove's Indian Houseguests and Washington's Orders for Georgia Militia to Temporarily Halt Operations against Bad Towns

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James Seagrove to John Kinnard. St. Mary's 5^th July 1793 Brother, I have received your talk by George Gaskins, and am very glad that all your people continue in peace and friendship with us. continue form and in so doing you will reap the benefit of it ere long. The Chehaw fellow that is with me is certainly a fool. He lives so well and walks about this town at his ease that I am certain if we were to drive him away he would return. I should have sent him and [undecipherable] before that have been with me upward of two moons only that I knew there was a number of parties of them out from our frontier and their people might fall in with them and be killed. I thought it best to keep them with me as friends, until the

Type

Copy of document

Description

In letter to Kinnard, Creek intermediary, Seagrove acknowledges receipt of talk by George Galphin. Refers to Chehaw fellow living at Seagrove's house as a fool. Notes that he should have sent the guests, including the Cussetahs, away some time ago, but he was afraid they might be killed by whites. Georgia militia troops in upper part of Georgia that crossed Oconee were called back by order of great father General George Washington. Reassures Kinnard that he and his friends will not be hurt.

Date

07/05/1793

Author

James Seagrove

Recipient

John Kinnard

Sent from

St. Mary's

Repository

National Archives and Records Administration

Collection

Third Congress: Transcribed Confidential Reports and Other Communications Transmitted by the Secretary of War to the House of Representatives, 3d

Document number

1793070590455

Page start

337

Note

This document is enclosed in a statement relative to the South Western frontiers, as connected with the state of Georgia and Creek Indians, the south Western territory of the United States and the Cherokees submitted to the House of Representatives on December 4, 1793. This document is an integral part of [Public Reports] and other communications of the Secretary of War, 12/99/1793.

Notable persons

John Kinnard

James Seagrove

Cheehaw

George Washington

George Galphin

Georgia militia

Notable locations

St. Mary's

Upper Creeks

Cussetah

Upper Georgia

Georgia

Oconee