My Want of Faith in McGillivray's Integrity
Item
Type
Extract of Letter
Title
My Want of Faith in McGillivray's Integrity
Description
An extract of a letter from Seagrove to Knox in which Seagrove questions the sincerity of McGillivray in his professions of friendship for the United States. One of McGillivray's shortcomings is his failure to take seriously the subversive activities of William Bowles. McGillivray is partially responsible for the state of confusion that exists in the Creek nation.
year created
1792
month created
05
day created
24
author
sent from location
Rock Landing
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Cited in Knox to Seagrove, 08/11/1792.
content note
American State Papers, Indian Affairs
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
Henry Knox
James Seagrove
Indians
savage inhabitants of this frontier
that villain Bowles
McGillivray [M'Gillivray]
white partners and Indian converts
Creek nation
John Ormsbay [Ormsby]
the Great Natchez warrior
Timothy Barnard
Spaniard
Englishman
the Governor of New Orleans, the Baron Carondelet
Creek chiefs
Mr. Panton
white people
prisoners taken on both sides
notable location
Rock Landing
rock Landing on the Oconee River
Georgia
Creek country
Orleans
Mobile
a settlement south of Cumberland river
notable item/thing
expense and danger of broils
suppression of Bowles
jealousy
censure from Mr. McGillivray
blood
power of Bowles' party
convulsed state of the nation
his capture and removal
Ormsbay's testimony
my talks made in favor of the General [McGillivray]
state of confusion the nation is in
Bowles' usurpation
flimsy appearance of friendship
unjust predjudice
my last communication with General McGillivray
present confusion in the nation
running of the [boundary] line
internal matters
the house of Panton, Leslie, & Co.
lands that have never been sold or ceded by the Indians
notable phrase
I am again impelled to repeat my want of faith in this man's [McGillivray's] integrity to our country
the whole tenor of his conduct is a flimsy appearance of friendship, but not one pointed or spirited exertion in favor of the United States.
document number
1792052440000
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Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James Seagrove | Rock Landing | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |