Acts of Hostility and Depredations Must Cease
Document 1793Seagrove reports on his visit to the Lower towns where he was received with warmth and friendship but if reconciliation is to be attained with the entire Creek nation, transgressions and depredations by both whites and Indians must be halted and those guilty of misdeeds on both sides must be punished.
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Extract of Letter
Description
Seagrove reports on his visit to the Lower towns where he was received with warmth and friendship but if reconciliation is to be attained with the entire Creek nation, transgressions and depredations by both whites and Indians must be halted and those guilty of misdeeds on both sides must be punished.
Date
11/30/1793
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Tuckaubatchee
Collection
Document number
1793113040000
Note
Enclosed in Knox to Adams, 01/22/1794.
Notable persons
Henry Knox
James Seagrove
mounted militia
frontier banditti
chiefs and warriors
Cussetahs
king of the town
runners
chiefs of the Upper towns
unfortunate young warrior, David Cornell
full representation of all the Creek nations
numerous enemies, both red and white
white prisoners
negroes
people of Georgia
murderers of that young man [Cornell]
perpetrators of that horrid deed
Governor of Georgia [Telfair]
Spanish agent, Mr. Olivar
White Lieutenant
Cumberland people
the President [Washington]
large body of warriors
savage countrymen
large body of warriors
naked people
commissioners
Mad Dog
Hallowing, King of the Cowetas
Notable locations
St. Marys
frontier of Georgia
Oakmulgee
Tuckabatchee
Little Tallassee
Oakfuskee village
Notable items
horses
house set apart for me
proofs of their sincere joy
warmth of expression
apparent friendship
sullen countenance
dangerous ground
their transgressions
reconciliation and peace with the United States
hostilities
depredations
cattle
conference at Colerain
murders committed on St. Marys
flag of truce
punishment
proclamation
suitable reward
friendship to our country
my destruction
their present pacific disposition
candor
cloud of deception
express to Governor Blount
hunting ground
revenge for the Lieutenant's son
blankets
strouds
injury to persons or property
reputation of our country