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sufficient to stain your land with blood and that is our sole[...] determina-
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State of Georgie Washington County
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tion to sell our lives with our Country.
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Personally appeared before me William Jones who being sworn on the holy Evangelists of Almighty God, saith that he hath for some
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Peace is best for all men therefore we desert you will let us
 
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know as soon as possible at the [Corvelas] where all public business will be
 
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transacted as soon as may be.
 
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We see that numbers of people wish to get possession of
 
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our lands, and are framing plans for that purpose (this we see plainly,
 
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by a treaty held with James Seagrove at S<sup>t</sup> Marys last November who
 
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called himself Agent appointed by Congress if so why did he not come
 
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into the nation, where matters might been long settled and we might
 
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been in peace and friendship, but no, he sent to Timothy Barniard, who
 
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made him believe he had great influence in this Country, [undecipherable] Chief,
 
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are too well acquainted with that man Barnard to adhere to any ...
 
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thing he may say. He cannot, in any [undecipherable] dare give out any talks
 
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in our Council, or should it be supposed that we should put any [undecipherable]
 
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device in such men. [undecipherable].