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222 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.