the best friends we so thankful to enjoy, and a Secretary as they have been obtained with this summer in part by request of their friends the White people meet when they do get out some of them as they are so confident in the White peoples friendship to them they will be coming down near the towns or perhaps to Fort Fidius as this want of Salt and other little necessaries of life is so great among them and if any of our Georgia each seeding parties should fall in with them and destroy them it would prevent very good intentions therein. I think on receipt of this it would be proper for you to acquaint his Excellency the Governor how matters are situated and perhaps you may present on him to for- ward the direct orders for none of his Militia to stop the Towns from as I believe from take upon me to assure him that no Indians will up more on this side Watta to do mischief, so that if his people expect it will be only to discover to create a War if any thing should happen it will be entirely through the means of that Rascal John Galpha who now begins to find his own ways desperate and is supplied by a Frenchman like himself which I Hope will soon be at an end when you get to the nation. Have him or their Chickens now setting around are poisoning me with their discourse which has been the case ever since I have been up. beside I am very unwell therefore can hardly collect my sentiments toward you as fully as I could wish. I shall leave you to M^r Blair for further particulars, and remain Dear Sir your & Fort Fidius 21^st October 1793 Copy from the original in possession of James Seagrove, Agent Ind. affairs