Letter from Georgia Governor Telfair to Secretary of War Henry Knox on war with Creek Nation, requirement for additional reinforcements, arms, supplies: Page #1

Letter from Georgia Governor Telfair to Secretary of War Henry Knox on war with Creek Nation, requirement for additional reinforcements, arms, supplies: Page #1

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hundred." Taken from the files of the Executive Attest. W:Urquhart S.E.D. ---- Extract of a Letter from Andrew Pickens Esquire to General Clarke Hopewell 28th,, April 1793 "I received this morning by exprefs [express] from a friend that the whole of the Creek nation except the Cufselas[?] had declared war against the United States that John Galphin, with five hundred Warriors, had set out about sixteen days ago to join the Seminoles and was to fall on the southern parts of Georgia but my information leads me to believe that they intend to make a blow all along the frontier of Georgia and this State." Taken from the files of the Ex. Dept. Attest. W.Urquhart. S.E.D. ---- State House, Augusta 12 .^th June 1793 Sir, Our frontier settlers still continue in a state of alarm for notwithstanding the waters still remain high, the cessa- tions from Indian murders and depredations of every kind are of short duration that the Inhabitants have not a moments security. The number of militia drawn into actual service in consequence of the