Major Henry Gaither to the Secretary of War Fort Fidius July 20^th 1793 Sir, There is nothing new in this place more than are contained in two letters from M^r Barnard, which I have the honor of enclosing you. The militia of this State are yet in arms, and I cannot hear when they are to be discharged. The Governor has published an order he has received for raising one hundred Cavalry militia and one hundred Infantry both to be under my immediate command for the defence of the frontier of this State. This I think sufficient provided they are judiciously posted; and arranged agreeably to a hint I have already received. The Militia officers are by no means pleased with this order, they say the numbers are not sufficient to cover them, and why give the command to a Federal Officer? I suspect they will not allow the two hundred men to be raised if murmuring will prevent it. I have the honor to be &c (Signed) Henry Gaither. [Enclosures] Timothy Barnard to Major Henry Gaither. Flint River 21^st 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. I arrived here four days ago from the Cussetahs, the head men of the Cussetahs and likewise head men from chief of the towns in the lower Creeks had just come from the Tuckabatchees principal town in the Upper Creeks where they had a full meeting of all the whole upper Creeks and may say 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 fixed on the men that were to die for satisfaction for the murders done on the frontiers of Georgia there was men sent off to execute the business 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