Appalachee. M^r Adams (near Shoulderbone) expressed a great wish that Major Seagrove and his deputy M^r Dorman should be held as manifested — that instead of pacifying the Indians they were only encouraging and paying them to destroy our frontier inhabitants and as encouraging an act of general, and the Secretary of War an enemy to his country; if he had it in his power he would shew them on the Sea drawing at the same time that he was confident the Executive officers of the federal government wished that the Indians might destroy the whole state of Georgia. The federal troops he supposes are of no service in protecting the frontier most large at the 200 men whole the Governor is authorised to raise and put under the command of a Major Smith. One of Adams sons on spy or ranger, interpolates over the new landed Adams as his own person whether he supposed any of the party would kill an Indian or party of Indians then coming in with a flag to be held as ready of peace with Major Seagrove, by order of the federal government? The answered me they were determined to kill any they saw let there talk be however what it would. I so ordered the silence of his son as a treat arguements after declaration. Inquired by what authority they went out — they told me it was recommended by Col^r Milton. M^r Graves (of Greensborough) also confirmed the substance of the above particularly as to Col^r Adams his notions. Done at Fort Indians this 25^th day of September 1793 Fred^k Dalcho, Surgeon Mate in the legion of the United States. Attest James Seagrove, Agent Indⁿ affairs