Raising of additional militia in Georgia, and controversy over Federal command of troops
Document 1793From Fort Fidius, Gaither's correspondence includes two letters from Mr Bernard. Reports that Georgia Governor Telfair has published an order for raising 100 cavalry and 100 infantry militia, to be under Gaither's command. Gaither believes the numbers are sufficient; militia officers do not; nor are they pleased that a federal officer has command of these troops.
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friends which has for a while put a stop to it, but the heads of the Upper Creeks seems determined to pursue what they began, there is one of the head men of the Upper Creeks set off yesterday from my house down to Major Seagrove to receive his full instructions, to know particularly what he would have done, he seems likewise to have to get Major Seagrove to come up with him if he can but I do not imagine he will venture up the if he was to come up with that man he would be perfectly safe, the Indians at their meeting at the Tuckabatches agreed to gather all the horses that have been stole from Georgia that they might be sent down to their owners to the frontiers of Georgia, but the Cowetas and Chickasaw as soon as they get back to their own towns again, I find has refused to comply, the two towns are the Chief offenders and there it was that began all this disturbance, the Upper Creeks and Cowpulas seem determined to force them to give up the property if they still refuse how far they may succeed in that business a little time will bring about. This resolution that the upper Creeks and Cowpulas have fell onto seems to have put a stop to hostilities for a while as I do not find that there has been any parties gone out for some time past to do mischief on the frontiers, there may be a horse thief or so out but no gangs as has been gone out a going for War, how long it may hold is I will not take upon me to say but I am apt to think that if Major Seagrove was to come up himself that matters might still be settled and he would get almost any satisfaction he could demand, the Spaniard agent and old Panton are very busy in the Upper Creeks, I have said all I could say against them &I would have gone up and faced them
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From Fort Fidius, Gaither's correspondence includes two letters from Mr Bernard. Reports that Georgia Governor Telfair has published an order for raising 100 cavalry and 100 infantry militia, to be under Gaither's command. Gaither believes the numbers are sufficient; militia officers do not; nor are they pleased that a federal officer has command of these troops.
Date
07/20/1793
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Fort Fidius
Document number
1793072040055
Page start
458
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
Henry Knox
Henry Gaither
Federal officer
Georgia militia
cavalry
infantry
militia officers
Timothy Bernard
Timothy Barnard
Notable locations
Fort Fidius
Georgia
frontier
Notable items
arms

