of this State. This I think sufficient provided they are judiciously posted, and arranged agreeably to a hint I have already recom^d the Militia officers are by no means pleased with this order, they say the numbers are not sufficient to cover them, and they give the command to a Federal Officer! I suspect they will not allow the two hundred men to be raised if measures are not pressed it. I have the honor to be &c. (Signed) Henry Gaither. [ Enclosures ] Timothy Barnard to Major Henry Gaither. Flint River 28^th June 1793 Sir, I am under the necessity of sending down to your station, therefore think it my duty to give you information of the situation of affairs in this quarter, which is as follows. Samuel Liern four day ago from the Buffaloes, the head men of the Buffaloes and likewise head men from chief of the towns in the lower Creeks had just come from the Tuckabatches principal town in the Upper Creeks where they had a full meeting of all the whole upper Creeks and many lower, and it seems their conclusion was to take every step in their power to make peace and settle all matters with the United States they found on the men that were to die for satisfaction for the murders done on the frontiers of Georgia there was men sent off to rouse the Cherokees and I believe it would have been done had not that old villain Panton sent up some talks which was immediately spread about by some of his friends