sufficient to stain your lands with blood, and that is our solemn determination to sell our lives with our Country. Peace is best for all men therefore we desire you will let us know as soon as posible at the Cowetas where all public business will be transacted as soon as may be. We see that numbers of people wish to get possession of our lands, and are forming plans for that purpose (this we see plainly by a treaty held with James Seagrove at S^t. Marys last November who called himself Agent appointed by Congress if so, why did he not come into the Nation where matters might been long settled and we might been in peace and friendship, but no, he sent to Timothy Barnard, who made him believe he had great influence in this Country, our chiefs are too well acquainted with that man Barnard to adhere to any thing he may say. He cannot, in any trader dare give out any talks in our Council, or should it be supposed that we should put any confidence in such men. Our &c &c. In Council Cowetas 21^st August 1793 [Copy] A true Copy drawn Aug^t 26^th 1793 Jared Irvin Taken from the files of the Executive attest. W Urquhart S. E. D. State of Georgia Washington County Personally appeared before me William Jones, who being sworn on the holy Evangelists of Almighty God, saith that he hath fo-