Deposition of Henry Carrel take by Jared Irwin
Document 1793Jared Irwin takes the deposition of Henry Carrel. Carrel gives report of Indian crimes.
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Georgia Washington County
Personally appeared before me Henry Carrel and being duly sworn, sayeth, that on the evening of the 1st inst there were two horses stolen from Captain Stacks volunteer troop, stationed at the Long Bluff, on the second the Captain with 13 men, this deponent being one, crossed the Oconee river and pursued on the trail of horses, and by the appearance of the sign, there were four persons, we came up with them on the bank of the Okmulgee and discovered three Indians, fired on them the fire was returned. Captains Stokes rushed upon them and took the ground immediately, by the appearance of blood two were mortally wounded and one certainly killed in the river, we recovered one over two horses and no other. More rifles and one smooth bore Gun, with sundry other articles and returned to our Station without damage, except hunger and fatigue.
Henry Carrel
Sworn before me September 6th 1793
Jared Irwin J P
Taken from the files of the Executive
Atst
Wm Urquhart S E D
Extract of a letter from General Twiggs dated the 4th inst
The Indians came to a McDaniels on Green County and plundered his house of a number of articles, and to a McHills and took and destroyed every thing in his house, and took off out of the neighbourhood 10 head of horses
Colonel Milton pursued them over the Okmulgee the
Type
Letterbook Copy
Description
Jared Irwin takes the deposition of Henry Carrel. Carrel gives report of Indian crimes.
Date
09/06/1793
Author
Document number
1793090690055
Page start
199
Note
Cited in Telfair to Knox, 09/09/1793.This journal is enclosed in a statement relative to the South Western frontiers, as connected with the state of Georgia and the 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 at War, 12/99/1793.
Notable persons
Henry Carrel
Captain Stocks
Notable items
horses
smooth bore
rifles

