Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-12-19
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1878.
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Letter from A. ArbHhnet to the Governor 81
Hapana.
To bis excellency Don, governor gene-
al, sc. sc. The chiefs Of the Creek ma.
ton whose names are hereunto annexed,
beg leave to approach your excellency and
represent their complaints. Long imposed
on by the persons keeping stores in this
country in charging US exorbitaDt prices for
their goods, while they only allow us a We
ry triHing one for our peltry, we have found
it necessary to look out for person that
will deal fairly with US and we wish to es-
tabl,sh store for him on Appalache River |;
we have made application to the conman-
der Of St. Marks, and he refers US to your
excellency. 1t is not alone the impositions
that have been practised upon us, that has
made US presume to address to your excel
lency. We have complaints Of a more Sc
nous nature against the persons employed
by the only house that has been established
among US. In the first place, some years
back, under false and dishonest pre.ences,
they attempted TO rob US Of very large
portion of our best lands, and we the more
readily acceded to it from the faithful pro-
mise given US, that they would get English
people to settle and live among US but far
from doing this, Mr.. Forbes attempted to
sell it to the American government, and set
tie it with Americans: thus finding our
selves deceived and imposed on, We with
drew our grant about three years since,
which, from the stipulations contained
therein not being fulfilled on the part Of Mr..
Forbes, We conceived we had right TO do.
Secondly, Mr.. Doyle and Mr.. Hambly, the
two persons left in the nation TO carry on
Mr.. Forbes business. have for more than
two years been endeavoring TO influence US
TO join the Americans, and finding that lair
means would not secure US from our attach.
ment to our ancient friends the English;
they have recently had recourse to threats
Of bringing the Americans down upon US:
and, that people only'wants pretext 10 at
tack US, which the said Doyle and Hambly
attempt to give them by spreading false re-
ports OF our numbering the Americans,
stealing their cattle, and preparing for war
agains, them, while, in fact, it is the Ameri-
cans who murder our red brethren and steal
our cattle by hundred, at time, and are
daily encroaching on our lands, and MAIN
tanning the settlers in their i'll gotten pos
sessions, by armed force.
On the Choctawhatchy river, there are
a large body Of Americans fprping settle
ments, and more are daily joining them.
As this river is far within that line marked
out by your eIcellency's government and
the Americans some years since Though
that line was unknown to US until very late
ly, and We never gave our sanction, nor in
fact, knew of any sale Of our lands made TO
the Americans) we trust your excellency
will give order TO displace them from with
in the line, and send them back to their
own country. Our delaying to address
your el- cheney, to represent the foremen-
toned grievances, has been owing 10 the
want Of person to attend to our talks, and
put them in writing for us. The comman-
der Of the fort of ST. Marks has heard all
of our talks and complaints. He approves
Of what we have done, and what we are
doing, and il is by his Recommendation we
have thus presumed to address your excel
lency.
We have the honor be, your excellency's
most obedient and very humble servants.
A. ARBUTHNOT.
No. I.
Poyer Of .qHorney from The ndian Chiefs
to A. .Arbuthnot.
Know all men by these presents, That
we Chiefs of the Greek nation, whose
names are affixed to this power, having
fun faith and confidence in A. Arbuthnot,
of New Providence, who, knowing all
our talks, is fully acquainted with our in
tentioas and wishes, do hereby, by these
presents, constitute and appoint him, the
said Alexander Arbuthuot, our Attorney
and Agent, with full power and authority
to act for US, and in our names, in all affairs
relating to our nation, and also to write
such letters and papers as TO him may APP
pear necessary and proper, for our benefit
and that of the Greek nation.