Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-04-13
To The Editors of The Engunsr.


II has been shewa that Croweil is morally. II
not legally responsible for the murder of Mcintosh;
o! course hat he Is nol entitled to tie Confidence
and Protection of the President 1, remains now
10 be shewn that In another e--ental particular he
has violated hi. daty agent, and deserves L.
be disrsisscJ from his siation. IL is we'll known
rl:e II he Indian department, tina; no ssent shall
be engaged in trade. either directly or indirectly,
with the Tribe to hch he H. appointed. Tins
yni' is rs old the establishment, of Agencies, and
Is founded in reasons OF the obvious Justice
and proprieiy. l. the first place, the gent hav >
ing tie annuity of the Tribe In his own hand, and
possessed OF great authority, ou!d be able 30 i'm
pose upon 'mptoyide't srvaSes, and transfer al
Their money to himself, by giving him edits be-
!orehsnd. la the next place, having The s2uhsrIgy
10 giant licences trade with hi, Tribe he would
be tempted to refuse hem % other traders fof the
purpose of keeping the business in his own hands.
Yet IN violation OF this rule, it is proved BIZ The
Document before refn 10, that Mr. John
Crowe.i was engaged Ia trade with the Creek In
dians, covering his operations with the name OF
his brolher, and that he has been guilty OF
BIO hthe oa.nces a5oye designated. The ei,e, ci Sam
Hawkins, heretofore published. proves tina, Crow
ell made IL Practice, il deiiancs OF the renon-
STRANGE OF the Indians, to pay them heir annui'ies,
(S3O,OOJ per annum) in bank bills of SEQ and
500, and directing them 10 his brother Thomas to
ge, the change with caution that Others would
chea. them; and that his brother usually gave tUe
dollars silver 10 change and the rest N goods at
double the price that Sinson and McIn,osh sold
Inc sane articles for. 1t nov remains to lie sLewn
tda this brother and the agent were In par nership
+ Page 335 Of the Document before quoted from
-, he sworn AFFIDAVIT; OF James Moss, who testies
among 'ssTS.et hinss, " ioli5ws
A." Deponenf'S ssg her state, that, some time since
he believes in the wear 1899, in y conversation that
the Agen, had with him, ihe Agent told lie de
ponen ii,sl hims elf & T'bos. Crowel, bis brolher
had failed for large amount, he believes belween
the suns of thirteen thousand and eycn,een ihru-
sand dollars; that he had placed his brother, Tho
mas CrowelI, at Fort Mchell. to make VIII mo-
neg he could topay OFF the debts Of the firm; ha,
at that tune, Thomas Croweil had considerable
stock OF goods in the nation Fort MITCHELL
Page 3iS contains the deposition of John A
Peak, clerk to Thomas Crowcll, who testiies that
John Croweil, the agent, first spike 20 him Ia
come 10 the agency and act clerk, and al'hough
he said at the same time ihlt be was not inter
ested in the store, yet deponent thought other se
and has sometimes thought so since; ,la, Will, he
was acting as clerk, " tie ugent Das pdrticnIa,
i,t looking over and telling him hO,O things
ought to be done"
Bui be testimony OF Henry Finch, found a.
page $40, is the most pointed, full and convincing
he arrived in the Creek nation with wagon load
of goods, having previously been informed By
Crowell the agent that he aouldbe licensed on Civ.
ing the bond and security required by law. DE.
ponsnt ssears that he offered the bond and th,
security required, but agent,o bisS great surprise
refused to give him The icsnce, and yecon,mcHdet
him TO sell his goods to his brother Tom rhn
the Jeponent refuse; 10 do and with much diff
Guilty got licence for thirty dams. AT the en-,
OF that time, seeing nothing was TO be done excsp
under cover Of the Crowells, lie proposed par
nership 10 Tom, who rcGsrred him 10 his brother
the agent. The dsponent accordingly applied Il,
the agent who Immediately ARRANGED the terms d
o partnership ,eih him, GreU ~ The articles
SIGNED TOMS NAME TO THEM, AND AD-
vANcED HIS PORTION OF THE MONEY. Th
partnership continued three years, aud during lha
lime The agent gave them decided assistance il
theIr trade. An instance Is mentioned. On,
Drury Spain, trader in the time of Mitchell
ioTmer agent, had claim upon the Greeks 70
1880 for goods credi'ed to them. The agent
Nfowel, would give him no aid toward. the reco
very OF this debt, in consequence Of which be sol
~ AZ discount ofS60O to the partners, Finch
ON Crowell, 10 whom the agent, John CroyeIl
immediately paid the full amount, on, Of money IL
us hands belonging 10 Gis Indians! Thus the fac
~ Stabilized, that he sa6rt rs Obs real trader
fr. rsSs ave Of kFo,hi RsS-s,lg 1seJ -
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evils ~. = ~ ns, and that slJ tn
tom er,."" preventing sgeat
ne approls YET we s5sn, "a