Answer of Mr Payne the Great Simanolla and Lochaway King to James Seagrove Creek Agent of Indian Affairs
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Answer of Mr Payne the Great Simanolla and Lochaway King to James Seagrove Creek Agent of Indian Affairs
Description
A talk that Payne promised to give to Seagrove. Speaks of all men as having one father and one mother. Relates a story he heard from the old people that the world was once covered by the great water and drowned all the people, except for those who lived in a house on the water; whether this is the place, he says he does not know. He was also told that the world was divided into seven parts, and America was given to the Red Man. When white man first came, red man was afraid. But white man planted corn and gave the red man food. Both agreed to run a line through the country. Professes ignorance and poverty. Is glad to have met Seagrove and hopes for continued peace and friendship. Is sorry there has been mischief by red people.
year created
1793
month created
05
day created
23
sent from location
St. Mary's River Georgia
recipient
sent to location
St. Mary's River Georgia
in image
notable person/group
Mr Payne the Great Simanolla and Lochaway King
James Seagrove
Creek Agent of Indian Affairs
red man
white man
notable location
Georgia
Florida
Simanolla
Lochaway
Creek Nation
great waters
United States
notable item/thing
corn
clothing
notable idea/issue
white and red men
document number
1793052390050
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | NOP01 (506 pages) | Collection: Third Congress: Transcribed Confidential Reports and Other Communications Transmitted by the Secretary of War to the House of Representatives, 3d Congress, 1st Session, 1793, Vol. II [3C-B2] (RG 233) {M1268, roll 14} | M1268, R: 14, p 302-303 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Chief of Simanola Tribe of Creeks [Seminoles] W. Payne | St. Mary's River Georgia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James Seagrove | St. Mary's River Georgia | [n/a] |