The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-21


secured an enormous trade among the
Indians of Florida, Georgia and Alabama
This man, Alexander r. Leslie of Leslie,
Forbes e. Co., was a relative of Alex
ander Hamilton, the great American
statesman, who was killed in a duel by
Aaron Burr.
General woodward (who was elected
by the commissioned officers of the
brigade In the month of August, In the
year 1920, to the honorable office of brig
adler general. and was commissioned on
September Is, 1920, by Governor Thomas
Bib of Alabama. He had been a major
In the Florida war under Gen. Andrew
Jackson), gives list of the Indian agents
under the United States government from
the year 1880 to the year 1882. as follows:
James Seagrove, an Irishman, was the
first agent. Col. Benjamin Hawkins, "a
native of Warren county. North Caro-
lima, was the second agent; he was the
wisest and most reliable man I ever
knew, beloved by all the whites and In
dams; he was the author of "A Sketch
of the Creek Country the manuscript
copy of which, In his own handwriting,
he gave to his contemporary and Illus
trious friend, Andrew Pickens of Revou-
tionary memory. Col Benjamin Hawkins
had been appointed during President
Washingtons administration as Creek IN
dian agent. He raised three daughters
whom he named Georgia, Carolina and
Virginia, and one son, James Madison,
called after Colonel Hawkins classmate
in college, and who afterwards became
President of the United States. He also
raised a girl who was called by the
name of Muscogee Hawkins. She was
the daughter of John Hill, who was q
sub-Tndian agent, and committed suicide
by hanging himself at Fort Wilkinson
during her childhood. She married Capt
Kit Kizer of the United States army.
Miss Georgia Hawkins died at the age
of 20 years of consumption; she was a
most beautiful and amiable girl One of
the younger girls married q Lieutenant
Loshsha of the army. The other daugh-
ter and Madison lost sight of, as I left
the country a great while back; but they
were all handsome and intelligent chill
dren. Colonel Hawkins died in the au-
tumn of the year 1876 and sleeps on the
east bank of Flint river In Georgia.
Peace to his memory.
1.-THE third agent was Gen. David
Brady Mitchell, a very highly educated
and talented Scotchman. His Oldest son,
William, a man of fine sense and well
educated. married Jane Mcintosh. The
second son, David B., married a Miss
Thweatt. He was quite a gentleman. and
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two younger sons, Bullock and John, 1
have not seen in many long years. The
Oldest daughter Sarah, most splendid
woman, married a Colonel McClung of
North Alabama, about the city of Hunts
vile. think the youngest daughter.
Mary, was like her sister; she married
Gen. William Taylor.
1.-THE fourth agent was my old and in
Innate friend. Col. John Crowell. Many,
bot xul, nd Trdi oh h 10
hospitality. He sleeps upon Fort Mitchell
hill, where rest many worthy ones.
zone of the first Indian traders was
George Galphin, an Irishman. His chill
dren were of the highest and most pol
ished order. One of his daughters was
Mrs. Governor Milledge of Georgia. The
city of Milledgeville, Ca, is named for
her distinguished husband. Among his
negroes was man named Ketch, who
was an interpreter among the Indians for
Galphin and was a noted stock-minder
at Galphin's oowpens. where Louisville,
in Jefferson county, Georgia, now stands,
and which was once the seat of govern
ment Of the state of Georgia. Ketch
helped to put up the first cabin at old
Galphinton, on the Ogeechee,efor an In
dian trading house. AT Galphin's death
Ketch was put up and sold and was
purchased by General Twiggs of the Rev.
General Twiggs during the war. At the
close of the war Ketch left his master
and went into the Greek nation. In 1893,
the present General Twiggs, who has per-
formed more real active and hard service,
such as required great bodily exertion as
well as great courage than any man l
ever knew. There Is scarcely an Indian
tribe on our borders that General Twiggs
has not had to war with, or deal with,
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this, the battles of Palo Alto Monterey,
Vera Cruz, Cerro Gordo. Resaca de la
Palma. and every other battlefield In
Mexico, speaks the praise of Twiggs,
Quitman, Worth and others. General
Twiggs gave Ketch to me. He (Ketch)
was about feet inches high, very
straight, and retained his bodily strength
as well a. mental faculties to a most as
tonishing degree. The general did not
give me Ketch expecting me to profit by
It chat Is to sell him). but wished him
cared for in his old age, as he had been
a faithful servant to his father in trying
times. I purchased Ketch's family in or
der that they might all be reunited and
live happily. owned a mill on creek
near Tuskegee, where I kept him and
several other Indian negroes. He lived
to a great old age, away up into the
nineties, and at his death buried him
under q large oak Tree ABOUT q mile from
Tuskegee, at place he had selected for
that purpose Near by I also buried
Bernardos Old Kitty, an African by
birth, brought over when a child She,
like all the rest of her race In those early
times. was faithful Industrious and kind
hearted. To Illustrate the sad and event.
full scenes through which they passed
when living among the Indians, / will
give a brief sketch of one or two notable
characters among the negro race The
most remarkable AfricansI have ever
known In my time was Polly Perryman,
generally known as Chehaw Niece Polly.
She was raised by an English family at
Nassau. on the Island of New Providence.
From there she WAS taken to- Mobile,
when about grown, the period being only
a short time after the French had evac-
uated Fort Du Quene, or Pittsburg.
have often heard her tell Of making the
acquaintance of some Virginia negroes
in Mobile who were with tho French at
Fort Du Quesne. Polly was sold to
James Clark and taken to Pensacola. He
sold her to an old indian countrvman
bv the name of Theopius Perryman.
These were the Chattahoochee Indians
below Fort Gaines. Polly was then sold
10 Lauchlan McGillivray and taken TO
the Coosa river = short distance below