Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-06-24


ton was made 10 the Government OF these pro-
ceedings.
II is by thee pretended laws. which the Agent
did no think orth communicating t. hts 20, ern-
men, because hey y ere no binding on the Nation,
that lie Agents friends nor attempt to Justify
VI lntosh's murder!
The joint letters of M'Inoshs's wives and the
letter of lis d1ugkter, Jane Hawkins, to the United
States' Commissioners-,he latter is admirable
production--parts of i. not inferior to Logan's
celebrated address
Copy Of a Letter from Peggy and S1tsannah
~ htosh, to heSSrS. Campbell and .neritce-
ther, u. $. Commissioners.
MAY 3, LINE CREEK, FAYErTE COUNTY.
GenHegaen--When you see this letter stained
with the blood of my husband, The last drop of which
is now split for the friendship he has shown for
your people, know you will rememberyour pledge
in behalf OF your nation, that in the worst OF
events you would assist and protect us--and when
tell you that at day light Saturday morning last,
hundreds of the hostes surrounded our house, and
instantly murdered Gen. M'Intosh and Tome Tus-
tenuggee by shooting one hundred balls into
them (ChIlly and Moody Kennard making their
escape through vindow;) they then commenced
burning and plunderug in the most unprincipled
way, so that here I am, driven from the ashes of
my smoking DIV yelling, lief, with nothing but my
poor little naked hungry children, who need some
Immediate aid from white friends; and we learn
upon you while you lean upon your government.
About the same time Of the morning that they COM
mited the horrd act on the General, another party
caught oil. Samuel Hawkins md kept him tied until
about O'Clock, when the Chiefs returned from our
house and gave orders for his execution in the same
way, aid refused TO leave his implements TO cover
his body up with, so that it was left exposed to the
fowls of the air and the beasts of the forest, and
Jinney and her child are here in he same condition
as we are--ths par;7 consisted principally of Oak
fuslcies, Talledegus and Muckiaws; though there
were others with them. The Chiefs that appeared
to head the party, were Inlocktinge of Muckfaw,
Thioc-co-cOsco-micn, of Arpachoochee, Munnauho,
but know no, where he was from, who said they
were ordered to do it by the Little Prince and
Hopoeth yorolo; ard that they were supported and
encouraged in il by he Agent and the hiefs that
were left af er TIE Big Warriors death, in a
Gil al Broken Arrow, where they dec.eed they
woIld murder all the chiefs who had any ha. in
selling the ! nd, and burn and desrov, ard take
away al hey had ard then send on to The President
thai he s.'oId not have .f' lind. | have not heard
Of lie murder OF any Others, but expect all dead
thu. could be ca.cheG. But by reason of a great
fres he, in ne Chattahoochee, they could not get
Col Miller nor Hogey Mlntosh nor the Dari saws,
and they and .hiliy are gone TO the Governor. Our
country is IN a most ruined state 50 FAR rs / have
heard, IN by reason Of the high waters word
has OF cTc dated fas,) all have fled from their
ZONES - our parts and taken refuge among their
white friends, and learn are now at Gen. Wares,
near this place, from 30 10 200 of them, who are
afraid to 50 10 heir homes 10 get grain OF what
little corn they have 10 eat, much more 10 try to
make any more, and if you and your people do not
assist MS, God help us--we must die either by the
sword or the fsmine--this moment Cen Ware has
come IN and will in few minutes start with few
men and few friendly Indians, to Try to get a lit
tie something for us to cat. hope 80 soon as YOU
read this you will lay it before the Governor and
the President, that they may know our miserable
condition and afford relief soon as possible
followed them to their camp about ID miles, 10
try tobcg ofthem something 10 cover the dead with
but it was denied me. / tried also to get a horse
10 take my httlc children and some provisions to
last as TO the white settlement which was given no
10 me and then taken back, and had il not have
been for some white men who assisted in buryine
The dead and getting usto the white settlements we
should have been worse of than we were, ifpossi-
bic. Before close, must remark, that the whole
OF the party, so far as knew them, were hostiles
during The late war (SignedO
PEGGY & sUsANNAH M'INT0sI..
These were Gen. MIntosh's two wives. the
one a Creek, the other Il Cherokee They are both
said to have been affectionaley attached TO their
husband, and each wife living on amicabe terms
with the other.-Ed Rec.
To Colonel Campbell and Major Heyiwether.
FAYErrE CoUNTY, Sd May, 1925.
NY Dear Fricnds--l send you this paper which
will not tell you lie, BOT If it had ten tongues it
could not tell 90 The truth On The morning of the
SOth April, at break o. day, my fathers house was
surrounded by party Of Hostile Indians 70 the
number OF several hundred, who instantly fired
his dwelling and murdered him and Thomas Tus-
tenuggee, by shooting more than one hundred balls
into them, and took away fire whole oil father
money and property which they could carry oil and
destroyed The rest, leaving the family no clothes
(some not rag nor provision. Brother Chilly