The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-31
GEN WOODWARD WRITES OF
 s CHARACTER OF Nc GlLLIVRAY|

70 ! one else, In a history of country; but the manuscript of chrtstian Limbo taken from Colonel Hawktns's writ ings. would have been glad to have gotten hold 0f as It contained much think of new published) that would be new to you and others. and enter taining to all who take an interest Tn the copies Of two letters written d far back as 17ss. by Sir James or Gen eraI Oglsthorpe They were written at difyerent times, but both written at Frederfca, on st. simon,s Island. The letters were directed to James Mc- Queen. requesting him to use his in- nuence with the Indians and prevent with the 6paniards, who were then threatening to attack the English col ony of Georgiaa
 sEH0Y, THE MOTHER or
 TATE AND WEATHERFORD
 The letters were written in a style very different from letters written at the present day; and the bearer of those letters was q Scotchman naned Malcolm McPherson. He was the na- tursi father of Sehoys. or sehoy Me- Pherson, and she was the mother of Davy Tate and Billie Weatherford, and was not the daughter of Lauchlan Me- 4sAAfNt0yff &E nH9 00EA FNR&@~tntH0- <-&ST Phefson was the man that gave LAuch- Ian McGiIlivray his first start as . trader. McGiiiivray came. to the capi- tai Creek Nation in company with John Tate and Daniel McDonaid. John Tate was the father of David Tate. and was the last agent the English Goyernment ever had among the Creeks.
 During the American RevoIution FRnAa E ~mar nA a 1~ l.Ar r of ~ indians on the waters Of Alabama, and from almost every town {except the TaliasBees and Natcf1ex, who. through the influence of Mcqueen. never did take up arms ageinst the colonies during the Revo. lutiony. Tate carried his warriors to Chattahoochie. and there joined Tusta Niggi Hopoy. or Little Prince, with the Chattahoochie Indians. and started to Augusta, Ga, to aid q Colonel Grier- son. better known at CFayson, Tory colonel. Near the head springs of the Upatoy Creek. and near old Fort Perry, Tate became derauged; the cause never learned. He was brought back to old Cussetaw and died; he was buried on a high hill east of the old town, and near what was the resi- dence of General Woolfolk when left the country.
 | have been shown his grave often and have heard what I have stated from Little Prince. and a hundred others that were along at the time. When Tate died. the Alabama Indians mostly returned. except the Tucha- batchys under Efau Tustanuggy. or Dog warrior. [fge was known to the whites as Da9y Cornels. He was the father of the present speaker of the creeks, Hopoithleyehcia. and . brother Of Alexander McGlflivrAy's last wifel, CORNIELs KELLIaD WHlEn
 BEARING A WHITE FLAG.
 The man with his warriors accom- panied the Little Prince and his party and. did some fighting and much mis- chief.
 This man Dayy Corpsls did more mis- chief to the whites than any man that has lived among the Greeks, and was the most hostile and bitter enemy, the whites ever had among the Creeks, Savannah Jack excepted. While Sea. grove was agent Cornels sent him word that he wished to be at peace and would visit him at Celerains near St. Magy'B.s It was known to some whites that Seagrove was expecting visit from Cofnels--a sames Harrison that had suffered much from the Indians. way1aid Cornel's path and Killed him, bearing q white flag.
 We might so back to Loelllan Me- GiIlivray--he was a Gcotchman as was Tate. Not long after or before Tate left the Nation for Augusta ,EcGilii- vray took his two children. Sophy and Alexander. and started for Savannah; the Americans lay around Colonel campbells camp. or fort. in such num-