my person or insult to my Country, it is necessary that our friends in this nation should be informed beforehand that they may take such steps, and form such plans as will secure the object intended. This I think will be best effected by all the friendly chiefs having a meeting and appointing a respectable guard to meet me on the Oakmulge by the 10^th of September next. such as will protect me free from the insult of our enemies, on this occasion, it will give me great pleasure to meet as many of my Eufalah friends as convenient, together with the Chiefs and warriors of the other friendly towns, as their forwardness on the occasion will serve, to convince their kind and great father, the President of the United States that they continue his dutiful children. The great good that must result from our being together must appear clear to you; I hope therefore that nothing may prevent its being carried into effect. M^r Jacob Townsend who is now with me will inform you of my exertions in your favour, and that no troops will go into your land until all hopes of satisfaction is given over. I have received the big Eufalah Warriors talk, and will send it to our great father General Washington. Until we meet you have nothing to fear provided your bad people lay still, but should they dare to do mischief on any part of the frontiers of Georgia, they will be pursued, as the same is strongly guarded by horse and foot, from St. Marys to the river Tugelo. If you wish to prevent blood being spilt you must prevent those bad people from coming out, even if you are obliged to use force. Those bad people are making war on you, that is they will draw it on you, if not prevented by yourselves. For should they do mischief and our people follow them: which undoubtedly will be the case; you or others of our friends may suffer, when it is not intended. I urge you to think seriously of this and exert yourselves before it is too late — much is in your power and I have great dependance on you. Go from this to Augusta and from thence to the Rocklanding where I shall wait for the arrival of my friends at the Oakmulge; you must send me an express, letting me know when you will be there. I shall come on attended by no more than a servant or two so that no one need to be alarmed. I have only to say that I remain as much as ever. Your real friend (signed) James Seagrove Agent of Indian affairs S.D. U.S. --- James Seagrove to Charles Weatherford. Savannah 29^th July 1793. Sir, Your letter of the 11^th June last I received from the pack of our unfortunate friend David Bonell whose fate you must have heard before this. His death has given me more real anguish than any thing I ever met with — it was a cursed stupid affair in M^r Daniel to leave them twenty or thirty miles behind when he knew an armed force was kept up all along the frontiers and same time knew that all the white people were angry at the unprovoked outrages committed on them by the red ones. I do not believe from my soul that M^r Daniel intended them harm, but certain it is he acted unwisely, poor Bonell is gone and we must make the best of it, I hope his family has not and will not take any rash steps, I do assure them they shall have full satisfaction if they will act with moderation — as soon as the unfortunate affair took place I dispatched a runner to M^r Barnard in order that all our white friends in this nation might take such measures as to them would seem most adviseable in the situation affairs might take. I hope however no change hath taken place in consequence of Bonell's death, and that the Chief and people have not altered their opinion of us on this account. Your conduct in all matters I highly approve, continue to persevere — firm and determined conduct is every thing either with white or red. The Spaniards have been our ruin; be a thorn in their side, it is but justice to do by them as they do by us. It appears from the whole tenor of all information from the nation that those who wish to restore peace and order, and to have all matters brought to a respectable footing are anxious for my coming among them for that purpose, it being also the command of the President of the United States, that I should, as well from a full conviction in my own mind that good may accrue therefrom, I have concluded that if my friends in the nation can form a party sufficient to overpower our enemies, and will be firm in preserving my person from injury or my country from insult thro' me, I will meet them without delay. I think the time a critical one and my appearance might have a good effect. I have wrote several of the Chiefs of the Upper towns which doubtless you will see, my wish is for them to meet me at the Oakmulge by the 10^th September, with a sufficient force to escort me to the Eufalah and from thence to the Upper Towns.