Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-04-03
TO the Editor. of the Enouirry

upon the nature and origin OF the controversy with
Georgia. From that document, il up. ears, that all
The difficulties with the Creek Nation the death of
and the present danger of civil war,
grew out of the trading operations of two indivd-
nails; one OF whom had the good fortune 10 make
the Executive Government of the United States a
party to his quarrel! These indiv iduals were
Thomas Crowell, brother to the agent, and MIR.
Stinson, son-in-law to General Mcintosh The
latter understood the former; and his expulsion
from the Nation was the ready way of getting rid
OF troublesome competitor, which suggested itself
TO the minds OF the agent and his brother Nc
intosh protected his .on law, ard this excited
the indignation of the agent, against him, to the
highest pitch. Nothing but bis own letter could
give an idea OF the excess and violence of this
indignation. He wrote TO Hambly, the u. States
interpreter, to 60 to Little Prince and threaten
him with the vengeance OF the President of the
United States against his whole Nation, if he did
not have Stinson taken. He exhorted him TO eni.
ploy 500 men TO destroy Mcintosh and his whole
establishment, if he continued to protect Stinson
He threatened 10 take the whole annuity of the
Nation (S30,0OO) to hire men in Georgia to take
Stinson, if the Little Prince did not have it done
This extraordinary letter was written in April.
1923. and Mcintosh and his whole establishment,
was destroyed in March, 1921 1t was directed 10
Little Prince, and Little Prince was the chief who
gave the order for the destruction Of McIa.sbl II
President has protected Crowell ever sincel The
letter Is copied below, well as one from Samuel
Hawkins, shelving the rivalship in trade betweeo
Crowell's brother, and McIntosh's son-n-law
which has ended in the division of the Creek Ma.
ton; the emhroiling of Georgia and the u. States,
the murder of Mcintosh and his family; and the
present prospect OF civil war! The patriotic
American will read these letters and reflect upon
their calamitous consequences with grief nd bu-
initiation. He will the lamentable proofs of :,
weak, passionate, obstinate and incompetent Adj
mInistration. He will be lost in engagement Al,
seeing MIR. Adams befriending and protecting
Crowell, after this insidiou. agent had abused his
name by prostitu'ing IT to the base purpose of n-
timidsting the creeks, and making him appear as
the avenger OF trader who sold cotton at so
cents yard against another who sold the SAME At
25!
Letter of Samuel Hawkins to Governor from,
April 18th, 1926:
CREEK NATION, 18th April, 1925.
To Governor Troup:
Sir: have taken the liberty of addressing Won
on this occasion, believing you 10 be the friend
OF cur Nation, and OF stating to you some facts
which relate to the conduct of our AGENT Mr.
John Crowell, which will, at any time. if called
upon, swear to. When the Agent, John Crows,
hrst paid money to the Nation as their annuity, in
1871; he paid it IN hundred and fifty dollar bills IN
the principal chiefs, to be divided by them 70 Their
respective towns; the Big Warrior told the Aseo,
at the time, that the money could not be fairly
divided tor the want OF smaller bills, and requested
the Agent the next time he paid them off 10 brine
small bills. Before the gent had ever me, ,hs
Chiefs In council, his brother, Mr. Thomas Crow
ELL brought to Fort Mitchell large stock of goods
and when the Agent came TO the council j,ouse
he told the chiefs that bis brother had goods. and
that he had given him license, and that they
might buy what goods they wanted The chief
having what money was 10 go TO their respective
towns IN large bills of fifty and hundred dollar.
were compelled TO go to Thomas Croyyel, and b,,y
domestic homespun, at fifty cents per ward of ,bs
same description OF goods that Gen kIclntosb had
furnished the nation at twenty-five cents per vs,d
only few months ago, or to make an UNEQUAL Iii :
vision OF their money, go to the settlements fo,
change. AT the Tine the annuity was paid TO III.
nation in 1922. the Agent, John Crow.yJ ,,.;n
paid OFT The nation in fifty and hundred dolIa, hill
and when the chiefs asked him for chance he .,id
his brother was provided with change or small
bills, and at the same time cautioned the .,b;sfs
against connierfeters, and said there were rro,,
many counteriei, bills and many suspicious c.,.
SONS ABOUT out that the change bis brother had
was genuine Inc cheis, after receivii their re-
spective amounts, allowed their town ven, ..
MIR. Thomas CroweIl, the Agent. bro,bsr 81
asked him to change their money; he told them
the chieis, (myseli acting interpTeer.) thai he
would give the rhiefs OF the town each jv. dbl.
lars In cash, but tina, the balance of IN. mo,.v
must be laid out in goods; some of III. chief.
agreed to do go, bu, others refused and went nfr.
70 those VINO bought his goods in order TO make a
division 70 his town, he charged thir,y-seyeo and a
nan cents per yard; Gen. Mcintosh had goods
there, and sold homsspun at thirty ONE and onar
ter cents per yard
SAMUEL HAWKINS.
Letter OF John Cro,yell TO HambIv a,a,s, Dol
1928: 1Aus''' ASo'
:. SREEx AGENCY, August 22d, 1923.
SH: received your letter by Hitch. giving an
account OF the conduct of Mcintosh in rela,ion IN
S!nsoD. "'" w
should be glad if my business would admi, Of
my goingto Cbstshoochee at present, hut am
engaged making opt uy accounts fer the present
ye"' eno'os me 'buty-hrsi OF this month, and
cannot leave home until after that time.
wish you to state, in plain and positive terms
to the Prince, that I call upon bin, as the head
man OF this Nation. to have Stinson taken and
brought to me at all hazards; ii six mee is NO,
enough, send six hundred, and take him bv force
" he has to destroy Nc Jufosh and his ,citJe re-
tcbiishmc't TO effect IL. Tell him il viii ,eass,
disgrace on him The head man of the Nafion
10 suffer enc Chief 10 prevent his orders from be.
ing put in execution, and dds conduc, of Me-
Intosh IL quite Sufficient 10 break hm ss a Chief
u, however, be does suffer Melntosh 10 protect
tins nsn IN violating Tue laws of the limited Sa,es
ais notion must suffer for IL; for he NAV roe,
assured, that The Government will rot put IN
with 1t: aud IS II possible that he VIII alloy the
conduct OF one man to do so serious an iniu,v In
his innocent people? If, however, he will mot
have this man taken, shall adopt s1ch stem. az
VIII ensure bis arrest, and pay the expenses of il
out OF the annuity, even should it take the whole
OF H. can get men from Georgia that will take