of the United States to this effect, nothing remains but that you and I share every nerve to carry so desirable a business into effect; for the purpose, I must desire that you do immediately attend the Capital Chiefs and in conjunction with them call a meeting of as many of the friendly towns as possible and adopt such plan as you think best calculated to secure my entrance into the nation and security there. I am ordered to Rocklanding where your next dispatches will find me and when I shall expect to see you a day or two before the meeting at the Oakmulgee, you must not give the Indians any expectation of receiving any presents at our meeting, the thing will be impossible in the present distracted state of this Country for me to attempt any thing of the kind would be highly resented. I must meet them to save them and establish them in peace when that is accomplished and all is quiet I shall attend to their wants, but I cannot help saying that too much hath been given already to ungrateful Indians, I shall find extreme difficulty I expect to carry out a few articles of provisions for myself, for which reason the Indians must bring their provisions to the [?] Oakmulgee. I know your want of money or goods to enable you to live and carry on the public business, I am sorry that it is not in my power to assist you with money, I have not had a dollar belonging to the United States in my possession for twelve months past, and I do assure you that I have exhausted all my own little resources in purchasing ready money articles and paying unavoidable public demands. The assortment of goods in the public stores at St. Mary is much broke, I shall send orders to M^r Jordan to send you a supply of such as there is by Mordecai, as I know you cannot do without a little coffee and sugar; I have ordered 25 weight of the former and 30 of the latter to be put up for you, out of my factory store, when we meet at the Rocklanding I can assist you with goods. I have prevailed on the bearer M^r Jacob Townsend to engage to deliver you this and to carry up my letters to the upper towns where he seems to stand well with the White Lieutenant and other leading characters, M^r Townsend promises every assistance in his power and I have no doubt he will do as he says. Let me recommend a good understanding between you and him. I have seen your brother on Wilmington Island a few days past when on a visit to General Greens lady, who has built on the point below your brother, Robert your family are in health. I shall bring or send the medicines you sent for, I wish you to bring the Henmades up to meet me, lest that old Villain Masters gets hold of them. No news of any consequence from the north. I have sent home all the Indians by Townsend and Mordecai, also the horses and things belonging to Bonnell and his party. It is impossible for me to give a Rifle to Folloi or any Indian whatever, I have them not and if I had I should not give any in the present station of affairs. I will order something as an equivalent. Do not fail to impress on the friendship shown the Indians who I detained and the great indulgency in sending them home. You will urge on the friendly towns not to suffer the unfriendly ones to send out on this frontier so as soon as they do it will create fresh difficulties. I am &c (Signed) James Seagrove. Extract of a letter from James Seagrove, Agent to the Secretary of War, dated Savannah 4^th August 1793. This serves to inclose a copy of my letter to Governor Telfair wrote and forwarded by yesterday's post. Since my last no change or novelty hath taken place in Indian affairs that I have heard of which leaves only to say that I am with all possible respect and esteem Your devoted obedient humble servant James Seagrove, Agent. To his Excellency Governor Telfair, dated, August 3^d 1793. Sir By the enclosed extract of a letter from the Secretary of the War department, your excellency will perceive I have received positive instructions from the President of the United States, to go into the Creek nation as soon as I shall have made all arrangements for my personal safety. This measure is considered and pressed as the only one likely to restore and preserve peace and harmony with the tribes, to effect which in the present conjuncture of affairs is a matter of the highest importance to the United States, as well as to this State. In consequence of these pointed instructions, I do myself the honor to inform your excellency that I have sent to inform the Chiefs and head men of the friendly towns of my intentions and that that I shall go from hence very shortly to the Rocklanding; and that I will meet such of them as may chuse to accompany me at the Oakmulgee, as on the 10^th September next, from whence, if I can effect my purpose I shall proceed to the Tuckabachee, where I shall be able to judge in what manner I can best act, so as to encourage and animate our friends and counteract the designs of those that are our enemies in the nation. From accounts I received from the nation, both in the letters found with the unfortunate young man David Bonnell and by an express received since, with talks from several of the Chiefs of the Upper towns, it was resolved on a large meeting to give satisfaction for the late mischiefs done on our frontiers and to invite me into the nation, and David Bonnell was sent in consequence of that resolution to meet me up. The death of Bonnell prevented me from going at that time, which I should otherwise have done, but since I have good reason to believe that that event may be got over, and satisfaction still obtained as preparatory to peace if I can get into the nation. I know this will be attended with great hazard which however I am resolved to encounter for the public good. The great number of Persons in the nation whose interest is concerned to keep up the flame of War, if they were apprized of my intention would exert all their arts and influence to prevent it from being carried into execution. I must therefore request your excellency will please to keep the information I now communicate entirely a secret, I may perhaps by this means effect my design before those who would defeat it shall have time to lay any plans for that purpose. The critical situation I shall be in, in respect to my own personal safety will make it absolutely necessary, I should be early [undecipherable: appriz'd]