Letterbook Copy

Ann Gray's Account of the Murders of Moffitt and Herring

Sworn before E Hubbard, Justice of Peace, Mrs Ann Gray was at Robert Seagrove's store at Traders Hill on St Marys in the care of John Fleming when the robbery and murder took place on 11 March 1793. In the evening James Upton and John Galphin came to the store, followed by some Indians. A deerskin was purchased. Fleming got some rum for James Allen. There was shooting and commotion; Fleming and Moffett killed. Gray beaten, abused and tied up while the Indians robbed the store.

1793

03

14

Camden County, Georgia

Enclosed in Seagrove to Knox, 03/17/1793.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.

Cited document that was neither sent to nor from the War Office

Ann Gray

Daniel Moffitt

John Herring

Creek Indians

Justice of the Peace

E. Hubbard

Mrs Ann Gray

Robert Seagrove

James Upton

John Galphin

James Allen

Moffet

John Fleming

E Hubbard, Justice of Peace

Camden County, Georgia

Traders Hill on St Marys

sworn account

rum

deerskin

robbery and murder Robert Seagrove's store at Traders Hill on St Marys

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Ann Gray's Deposition State of Georgia, Camden County
Personally appeared before one of the Justices assigned to keep the peace of the said County, Ann Gray, and being duly sworn saith that on the eleventh instant (March) that she the said Ann Gray being at the Store of Robert Seagrove in the care of John Herring of Tradershill on St. Mary's river, that between Sun set and dark there came a certain James Upton and John Galphin to said Store, that after sometime there came four Indians three of whom had skins to sell, and the said Fleming chalked out the price of them and the said Indians seemed well satisfied, that two of them received their payment and the other said he would have his the next day, that as the said Herring was getting a bottle of [undecipherable] for a certain James Allen, there was a gun fired at the door of the Store, that she the said Ann Gray heard a certain Daniel Moffitt say he was a dead man, and went and lay down and the said John Herring asked what it did mean and called for John Galphin, that Galphin was not to be found, there were two Indians then in the store, which the said Fleming asked to stay in the Store, that they were his friends, and that they all were his friends and endeavored to prevail with them not to go out, that the said Herring endeavoured to shut the door, but there came so many against it, that he could not and that she the said Ann Gray saw a number of Indians lay hold of the said Herring and throw him on the floor and some of the Indians took hold of her and forced her out of the door, and that she the said Ann
Ann Gray heard the said John Herring cry out. Said have many on me, and could hear him speak no more. That the Indians did beat abuse and tie her the said Ann Gray, and she saw them robbing the Store and carrying off the goods, and further this [undecipherable] saith not.
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Ann X Gray
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Sworn before me this 14th day of March 1793
E. Hubbard, JP