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jrcr tlje Columbian spufrnm.
Phintirs,
//.l U /.VG promiftd my fellow Citizens f
f.lz crufal offont documents in my pojfeffion, you
w illplcafc publish these new sent you, from No. 1
to 7, inclufivt , and oblige
Your humble Servant ,
JAMES SE AG ROVE,
Superintendent Indian Affairs, C. N.
.Savannah, Bth Sept. 1796.
Number I.
John Caiphis’* Letter, 14th June, >796.
Sir,
I HAVE came down in order to clear up
what has been laid to rny charge : I know
vou to be that gentleman, that I am convinced
you have been a father to me : I confefs I ail
ed wrong ; but you will, I hop'*, 1 >ok over a
little, and when you hear the truth of what
happened at Traders-hill, you will not so much
blame me. I cannot fay more at mefent, and
•Will thank you, and I mall ever ellcem it a* a
favour for your advice.
I have the honor to be,
Your mod obedient servant,
Jn. GALPHIN.*
James Sracrove, Esq.
Agent Indian Affairs.
Number II
John Gal phi n’s letter joJamisSeacrovk,
aiid June, 1796.
IVedntfday Morning.
Si a,
4 ONCE more Solicit you, for the liberty
of explaining every matter that has been laid
to my charg-, that all matters may be laid be
lore,the federal Commiflioners ; as I will lay
it down in writing, as soon as I can get paper.
Thank you to let me know by Mr. Weather
ford. Nor cither is it my wish for to do any
thing but what r#ay he agreeable to you. I
peg you will excuse the want of paprr.
I have the’ horm- to be,
Your mod: obedient servant,
Jh. GALPHIN.
James Seagrove, Esq.
Agent Indian Affairs.
Number 111.
John G.upiiin’s Letter tajamisSeac p.ovp,
sft July, 1796.
v At COLERAINE, the Ift July, 1796
Si r,
BEFORE I had the pleasure of feeing you’
1 was offered fomc bribes by the Georgia Com
mift’ipners. The firil conversation was about
M r Townsend, Mr. Hammond was present, I
and {aid if 1 would undertake to collect all
vour talks and Mr. Barnards, and join Mr.
Townsend in what, he was doing, I ftvould be
-veil rewarded. I asked what it was—He said
that the Commiflioners found you to be a great
enemy to the ftjteof Georgia, and that if I .was
to undertake the’ bulinefs, I could with the
jifliftance of Townsend, break you. I told
them, I would give them an answer in a day
e>r two. When Mr. Weatherford came to me,
I related the ft pry to him ; he tolcl me J had
heft correspond with thofegentlemen, apd that
he was confident they could nor injure me,
and all I could get from there, so much the
better. I immediately wrote two letters, one
was dilated, the other I did not write, but
put my name. The oiler I had, if 1 did not
Jike what Mr. Garvin proposed, the Commis
sioners themf-lves faia they would make me
a compliment of SOCI. but said in mean time,
I must fay T got it in payment of rny loft lands.
This was lad in urefenceoi several gentlemen,
and I was defir and to keep j t r.riva a*, I should
have an elegant horse exclu i.e. I It;11 con
sulted my friends when fbev still told me t
♦ncourage th*t i; -* 1 1 wrote a thi/d letter,
■when Gtr.eral Jack ft . fern m* word that 1
jnuft und*r -, <• - * s-af.nelb, and be at the
Altamaha -r fuwn as poflible; that Mr. G rvin,
liad lirai..* 1 me to a time ; but when I arrived
at Beard - , ?. th'r- would he a man there,
to come on w h an express to Savannah,
where I would he met to my farisfalltoS. I
prepared, and Mr. Bruce was to bare ni'* com
pany. T hey wish me to bring the Hollowing
King and Little Prince with me, and they
should be well paid tor their trouble. With
the advice of my friends I consented. In the
course of our conversation, the following gen
tlemen prelent—a Capt. Moore, Mr, Cuns.
and several others, and am sorry I cannot re
collett their names, but will iry to find them
Out, as I know them all, when I fee them
Some of my friends was with me, that will
find out the gentlemen. Mr. Garvin, likewise
took upon himirlt to give me a kind of obli
gation, to pay me out of his own private pock
t. That he would do any thing to break you,
and then, when that was done, I should be
madr independent—He brought me a map,
and forme to telh the Indians to look at tlie
large body of land that your Brother-in-law
had bought and fold ; that you was concerned
in the licliing, and your interest lay in that
land; and what they wanted to look t, what
lands you and your Brother-in-law had fold of
the Indians, that was kept private, but as
friends they strew it to them, and to fee what
little land they wanted from them, which they
might fee by the map, which I {hewed to Mr.
Barnard and Mr. Wrathcrford, who said they
would let you know. Whether they fufprtled it
was public or no, I cannot tell, but Mr. Gar
vin came out for it to my camp, and” many
offers I was made by those gentlemen, whicn
1 can declare and prove to be the truth. Ever
lince Lhave b<*en on this ground; I have fome
one or other coming to my camp, on business
from them. Mr. Philip Scott, an 1 Mr. Gar
mi were the gentlemen, constant teazing me,
•an not a viftt I had, but trying if they could
j*/ ,H 5 P* n 10 injure vour comtniflion. I
k ilu * ! nn, and was cautious, till my
I wer V t P u fua< J* d me . that vou should knovv
■ S st tr g r rr ft The y lo!el me many
things that I don’t reeolleft at present. I eon
ulude, with remaining, V
Sir, your moft obedient servant.
t. . . T . >• CALPUIN.
Js- SrAJtovi, Esu,
Columbian iHufeum, &c.
Number IV.
The following paper delivered by John CALfH
in to James Sf.acp.ove, at Coleraine, on the
kClh J une, 179 b. — Pihich Galfuim received
from a certain David Garvin.
Js. SEAGROVE.
COLERAINE, 23d June, i79 6 -
To John Oalphin, of the Creek Nation.
I, in behalf of the Bate of Georgia, author
ized by the Commiflioners —D > promise to
pay John Galphin, a hotfe, laddie and bridle,
lay, worth seventy dollars, and one full oi
clothes, at, or on the 115th day of July, 1796,
provided said Galphin, do produce a talk, or
talks, given in writing, by James Seagrove, or
his agent, pointedly informing them, the In
dians, that they ought not under any pretence
whatsoever, give up any lands to the {late of
Georgia, that the President would protect
in keeping their lands. It is likewise agreed,
that if said. Galphin should bring with him the
Hollowing King, of the Cawetas, and the Lit
tle Prince, of the Broken Arrows, to Beards
Bluff, to fuhftantiate the above talks, they fhali
receive 50 dollars each, and provilkms to carry
them home, for the true performance of the
lame, I bind mvfeil in the iuin of three hun
dred dollars, the day and date above mentioned.
D. GARVIN.
Number V.
Deposition of Charles Weatherford.
PERSONALLY appeared before William
Johnlion, one of the Ju ‘dices agreed to keep
the Peace of the County of Camden, Charles
Weatherford, who being duly fworu, faycth—
that he was indent at Coleraine, on the river
St. Mary’s, during the whole time of the late
Treaty—that John Galphin, a half breed Creek
Indian, lived in camp a few’ miles from the
garriibn at Coleraine ; that Galphin sent for
this deponent to his camp, and informed him,
that it was his wilb to ice Mr. Seagrove. th*
Superintendent of Indian affairs ; that he had
a great deal to inform him of, and to aflc par
don for his past conduft.—That Galphin, de
ftrrd this deponent, to acquaint ihe .Superin
tendent, that he could have no peace in his
camp for the Commiflioners of Georgia, and
a gang of fellows they had employed to bribe
him, th* Lid Galphin, to bring, charges against
the laid Superintendent, such as to break him
if poflible—that this deponent conveyed letters
to Mr. Seagrove, from Galphin, whilst in his
said camp, and that Galphin, informed this
d-ponent, that he was determined to inform
Mr. Seagrove of every matter, and proposal
made by said Commiliioncrs, or their cmilfa
ry’s ; and that he should indulge them in the
belief, that lie W3S urffnendly to Mr. Seagrove,
and favourable to their views, in order to ebr
tain every information oi thele men’sdefigns,
■ against laid Seagrove,—That, upon the whole
it appeared to this deponent, that laid Galphin
was fmccre in what he told him ; and further
this deponent fayeth not.
CHARLES WEATHERFORD.
Sworn to before me. at the town of St. )
Mary's, this Mjh da) of Au > ufl, 179b’. £
WILLIAM JOHNSTON, j. P.
Number VI.
. Original Letterfrom Abner Hammond, to Jacob
fownfhend.
Dated at COLERAINE, 25th June, 179 b
I ONLY a few days ago, received your fa
vour of the 14th of March : I before had heard
verbally of your misfortunes, which your’s i’o
fully confirms. ‘Tis not in my power to ex
’ prels my feelings on that occasion, nor is it
[ worth while to aggravate diflrefs, by dwelling
’ <>n lo melancbtdiy a f übjef t, which ’tis not in
our power fully to repair.* lam truly sorry
it was not in your power to be at this plac” ;
uchan opportunity has never offered, to bave
ad full latisfattion of our oil friend Gen
Jackson, and the other Georgia Commiflioners,
wifhrd much to have had you h ue, ants would
have i'ent particularly for you, if I had not ex
pelled you would be down, till it was too late.
, However, I bave hopes that matters are io fix
ed, tbatour/r;cwJ,.f no doubt, will be routed
and dilgruced , but it would Hill be mad. 1 more
certain, if we had your alliltance, relative to
feme of his conduct, that has come to your
knowledge.
There is no poflibility of fettling tbe.bufi
• nefs on which I w‘as bound” for your appear
ance ; and except you do appear fh.ortly, we
l iall no doubt have the bond to pay. In not
appearing, we give upthe very means that vii
lian has put in your hands to damn him, and
in that 1 muff be compleatly ruined for his !a
tisfafction. I w rote you on that bulinefs, but
llightly by Barnard, as I expelled the oppor
tumty was bail. But the bell attorneys declare
to me ou that bulinefs, that lac has given ns full
power to break his head, by putting the ftaff’
into our own hands. I should have come up
from th L s place, it matters had been fettled
with the Indians at the Treaty, as was expell
ed ; but as they have turned- out, I don’t think
it would be fate, as I am confident that there
will be no peace between thfin and our state,
from- the present Treaty. I therefore hope
you will come down as loon ay poflible ; if it
“dl be more convenient, you can come to
Louiiville, vrhere you will find my brother,
and he will let me know when- you arrive.
Garvin is here, and will write you j there is
no poflibility of coming to a full settlement
with him, except you are present, and be
appears willing to put it oft’ as long as pofli
ble. £ spoke to him on the business you wrote
me, and fuppole he will write you qn that.
Wilkin is not down, nor I can hear nothing of
him, so that his oath could not be had
business you mention. I have taken Mordica’s
oath, refpefting your situation, which I {hall
have recorded. There is no poflibility of
getting the wig you want, without fending to
Charleston, and there is not time lor that by
this opportunity, and if there was, Mordica
can give me no defeription of it. Barnard
tells me he has paid Sullivan the accounts you
left with me ; and Mordica also tells me, he
has paid you his accouut with us.’ He has got
the negroe from Moore, and I made him take up
* The misfortune he re alluded to, was that Town-
Jhcnd had just betneroped by the Indians.
+ This u intendedfor the Superir.ier.derj of In
dian Ajfeirs.
your bond. The damn’d fool has, I believe,
given Moore, a hundred dollars more. But
that is nothing to you ; ail you have to do, is
to take up your own bond, and that f think is
at your own option, as I could have made
Moore give up the wench and that bond, lor
th- Carnage of taking her in his poffdlion ; but
Mordica would fettle it in his own way to
plralc Seagrove. I have delivered Mordica
Moore s bid of lale to you, and taken his receipt
for it ; a copy of which I cnclofc you.
I have had fome talk with the Big Warrior ;
lie fays be has always been your friend, and
will be so. He has given the Big Man, full af'-
furanctsherc, that he w ill never be so with him.
i w ifh you would try to find out by’the Link
lifer, when it was proposed to him by Sea
grove, to take the fatisfaclion for Cornell, and
get his oath if polfiolc, or get him to come
down.wi>h you, and he fhali be fully and am-
P I paid for all trouble and rxptnce of the
journey Iry to find out from the Big War
rior, or lorn* of the Chiefs that are here, who
made the answer for them, that they gave to the
Georgia Connnimoners at this place ; or you
may,perhaps get it from Thomas, if you art
intimate with him, as lie and the Great Man,
has had fosne warm quarrels here. lam au
thorized, (from those I don’t like to mention
in this way) to ailure you, that any proof that
can be brought, fhali be fatistaftory rewarded.
I don’t think of any thing more to add :
But hope you will be down as soon as poflible,
your misfortune has been great, certainly:
But from the manner in which you received it,
can be no ways injurious to your character.
I therefore should not fuller my lpirits to link
on that account.
If any thing more occurs, I will write you
by another opportunity.
And remain your friend.
abnlr Hammond.
To Jacob Townshind.
Number VII.
Gen. Jackson’s Letter to John Galphin.
COLERAINE, June loth 1796.
Sir,
I HAVE received your several letters, and
should have replied earlier to them had I been
present. At the time they were sent on board,
I was on a small jaunt to lee a trail ot land 1
have on SettiHa.
The friendftiip I always entertained for your
father, makes me desirous to extend it to his
children, in any caie where it lays in my pow- I
er. He was a hnecre friend to Georgia and
the general caufc of America. I should hope
his children followed so good an example ;
reports however, have been rather unfavorable,
rejpelting yourfelf, and no doubt fome of
them improper and unjust. I have heard with
pleature, that die charge against you at Traders-
Hil\ w’is unfounded—it was reported that
you had killed Flemming. I arm convinced
from what I have heard, the charge wps falfe.
I fhali have no objection to feeing you, when
you pies! ■, and conversing on the different to
pics you have spoken of. I would advise you
to remain, until Ido fee you. The man who
mf.’ i med you that you were not to foeak to
me, or the Commiflioners of Georgia, mull
have been miftak.cn ; I have feea General Pick
ens, who allures me there was no such order
given.
Your brother George, is near this ; that will
be another inducement for your flay. If you
go off now and carry any ot your people with
you, it may give a n Oppoftunit yso your ene
mies to iay, you are guilty of what they ai
iedge against you. I advifit you to keep so
ber—you may throw yourfelf off your guard.
Your obedient servant,
JAMES JACKSON.
{p- N'oTTcir
THE fukfcrilers (Captains appointed, to con
duit the Eleftionfor Mayor of the ftcond Bat
talion of the Chatham Regiment, vice Major Bar
nard, rcftgned) give notice , That an Election for
that purpose, will be held cr. Saturday the of
October next, at Mr. P. M'lledge’s flare near town,
cohere the Officers are directed to mc-.i , and at
which time it is expected they will be punctual in
their attendance.
By Order of the Lieut. Col. Commandant,
JAMES B. YOUNG,
GEORGE NUNGESER.
Savannah, Sept. 5. g, 5-tf
N O T I C E.
I SHALL attend at Louisville, on the abth
of September next, for the purpose of pay
ing the SPIES and MILITIA INFANTRY,
to wit, Lieut. John T. Randolph, Coleraine,
for fcrvice from the id June to 31st Decem
ber-, i79i ; Lieut. John D. Vaughan, Burn.
Fort, for lervices from the ill January to the
30th September. 1795; Lieut. Wm. E. Stuart
Fort Defence, for fervicc from the io.h Janua
ry to 31st December, 1795 5 certain Spies in
Liberty County, for fcrvice from the ill Au
gufl to* the 31st Oftober, 179 J.
All Officers, Soldiers and Spies concerned,
arcrequefted to attend at the above time and
place. Pay will only be delivered to thof;
Soldiers or Spies who performed the fcrvice,
and that in the presence of tlv-ir Officer, or to
their legal representatives, in conformity to
the Laws of theTTniicd States.
WYLIE POPE, P. M. M.
NOTE. —-All the Militia and Spies, that have
not drawn Pay on chs Rolls heretofore adver
tiled, arc also requested to attend at Louiiville
on the above day.
August uad, 1796. 54-1*
Sales at Authon .
TO-MORROW, the 13th instant,
Will be SOLD at the Store of the fubferiber,
without reserve,
A Variety of GOODS y
Conftfting of Sattins, Mantuas, Luteftrings,
Modes, Perftans, Silk, Gauzes, Princess Stuff,
Lawns and Muffins.
—A LSO-
A quantity of HA R D IV.A RE,
an elegant Mahogany Writing Deik, a pair of
Card Tables, Two Riding Chairs, &c. &c.
I. D, Die kin son.
•Sept, j 9.
Grand Concert^
On THURSDA YEVENlN^Sept’ir
FILATURE; F the
THE particulars of whuh, will be
the BILLS of the day. ex P r ‘JJcd m
(>■ 4 I ICKEIS, One Dollar each, to he u a
at Major Brown’s Coffee-Houfe : at the
mg-Officrs, and at the Filature, on the h * 9 ™’
performance. ln 2
Thomas Smith,
Has;ufl received in addition to his former AT r .
meet, by the CHATHAM, via New-You?.
A N elegant fine toned FORTE PIANo
IX. A quantity of GUN POWDER c f -h~
hnell quality, in kegs of each—Brafs d-r*°
and trunk Lotks—aquamyof Princes Mettk
Nails ol the bell quality, ad, 6d, 8d ic,d •„ i
2 od Engl,ft Naiu'-Mill, whip,’, f! I,^
cut and hand Saws, of the bell steel plate—, n
ahortment of Plainsand other Carpenters Too’
—a large qnantity of Rice Hooks and Pl, m ,‘?
tion Tools—Loaf Sugar, frefh Hyfon and So
chong Tea the belt London Particular Made'-
ar Wine, m half Pipes and quarter Calks
Savannah, Sept. t 3 . * s ‘g. lf
A ademy at ike Filature .
r T' I IIE fubferiber having engaged an AHilhnt
X to teach English, Writing, Arithmetic
nd the moll ufeful of the branches of the Math
ematic?, propufes to admit Scholars ofbothfex-
CS, at the follow ing very moderate rates o( tui
u< n. The fpe’lmg and reading of English
T wo Dollars at entrance, and a Guinea per Omul
t r ; with Writing and Arithmetic, ihree Dol
lars at entrance and Six Dollars per (Quarter •
Book-keeping, English Grammar, Navigation,’
See. Euclid, Latin and Greek, Two Gvir.eus at
entrance and Three Guineas per O.tarter.
Win? NIXON.
S*pf. 13. 5 6*iw 3 t
Tax Collector s Sales .
To the Proprietors, Agents, or Trustees of the
following Tia£U of J. A N I)
WILL BE SOU),
On the totk September , between the hours of io<r:d
1 o'C/ock, at M'lntoJh Court- Hcufc : The follow
ing Trails of LAND, 0/ as much of each as a...
be fuffcient to pay the [urns annexed to cad. ‘rah,
for the TAX due for the year \ , ]yr i .for M’Litdh
County, and all Arrearages up tv the year
1795, ixclufively.
1000 Acres at the month of the
Ahmohaw, known Ay the name ofDemcry’s Ift and,
\jl quality Tide Rue Swamp, 60dels, and colt.
300 Acres granted to David
Wcatherfpoou, on Cathead, 2d quality Tide Swamp,
12 dots, and cqfl.
400 Acres or Cal head, belong
ing to the Heirs of Beta Sallcns , pro granUi
M LcrJand. 150 granted Jiw. M'Coihv-gh, bdols.
40 (IS. and cqfl.
800 Granted jfantes Centex,
in two tracts, boo on Lewis's Creek, qd quality
Oak and Hickory, eoq on a branch cf Bufiles
Swamp, mixed lard, id quality Oak and Hickory v
5 dais. 50 cts. and cojl.
, - -KX) Acres ganted Brice M’~
Lealvid, near Fort Barrington, Fire L.-.r.i ,
and cojl.
’ 20,000 Acres Pine Land, on
South Newport,granted Wu. Scott, ray dots its.
and cojl.
3,300 Acres on Sapeio Ijland,
being \-cth of said lfland, the property of Gr a not •
Clos Millie, as per the Dtvfic.i, 23 dels. 25 cts. end
cojl.
3,300 Acres do. do. being
i-r.th. of do the property cf Mon fieur D chignon, cf
J akel lfland , 23 dels, cts and cojl.
4,000 Acres near Sap eh
Fridges, belonging to the eflate of Robert Bai/lie,
dtceafei, 1000 Ijl qvaht inland Swamp, 3000
| Pine adjoining, yodels. 25 cts. and cojl.
200 Acres, formerly the pro
perty of ]antes M'Donald, ad nining Lands of Da
vid Muter at tine of purvey, ard Maty ties and Crake
of Sapeio, 3 dots, ar.d cofl.
10,COO Acres Vine Lard ,
granted in the name of T no D'Jfon, t lev. undet
Execution, as the property of PHourno'y
Agent for Ger. A’fit r Stuart. 1 r Taxes due
from the Liter, 4’ dots, eg cts. and cojl.
roo Aires pranted Button
Gu ‘nett, on Iron neck on Sap.elo Waters, ad o’ring
Larch of A us M Into/ii, and film Gray, being’
I ’. 7of 3 Thoufund Awe trad granted fa id Cwnett,
. .Iflid for the arrearage of Fix on tbOO Acres
up to the year 1795, exchifively, 5 dols. and cqfl.
ico Acres on dir ora Neck on
sapeio granted Angus M’ Intofk, 3 dols. ar.d cqfl.
1 50 Acres granted Ban
’ nijler. on From neck. Sapeio river , adjoining Land
cf Patrick Sutherland at time of fun,:,, and Tot
fans Land, 3 dols. 75 cts.
S. HARRIS, T. C. M.C.
Augnf! B th, 1706.
N O T I C E.
ALL Ftrfons being concern'd in anx cf the
above LANDS, th.it have availed tkerrfclve: o r tee
TAX LAW, pa fed at Louisville the 2zd Febru
ary 1796, are rcqvcflcd to bring forward their Ccr
ficates. frjm the Colleftbrs of the Counts wherein 1
tthey rifide’ to prevent any farther proceedurc irthe
b uf-nefs. as it is rot a wifi of the fubferiber tofi
crifce property, but aft in conformity to the law,
in the office to which he is appointed.
S. HARRIS, T.C. M.C .
Avgufl ith, 1796. 48* ts ;
’ WILLIAM BELCHER,
Respectfully informs the public, that
he continues in the STORE lately occu
pied'by Belcher & Dickinson, ar.d intends t*
pursue the #
I ‘endue & Comniffion
Bufmer, ; in which capacily, his <*■■
b~ used to promote the Ir.tereft of rus t
ploycrs, and give general fali.taT’.ivfi
Savannah, June 3.
°* 56.