The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-31

hibited hfs being citizen. is as ab- surd as anything can be.
 And then fraipeing the streets of the cities in an American uniform on. is suited to the Indian character. but not to that of . profound scholar. Be- sides. I am inclined very much to | doubt that he ever mastered the Greek or Latin languages in any school of Georgia or South Carolina, and am as much inclined to doubt that there can be Masonic Lodge or chapter that can show that he was . member of one or both. = I was raised in Georgia. but have never read its history. nor have ever heard before saw 1t in to your hiss tory of those large connscated estates of Lachlan McGiilivray. Though I have often heard that Malcolm Mo- Pherson and George 0aIphin lost much by the war and British. not by the Americans. I knew Davy Tate we'll and spent as much as seven weeks with was decidedly the most sensible and well informed man of Indian blood that have ever seen--that is the Creek; he was not an educated man. but a man of much truth and like his half brother. .. man of great firmness.
 He has talked to me much; I never heard him say that McGtliivray was .
 
 to me that McGillivray lived pretty much on the property of his (Tate's) father. and that the man. Daniel Mo- Donald. lthat have before spoken of, who came to the country with Lauch- Ian McGilliyray and John Tate. that after the disappearance of Lauehlan McGillfvray from the country, he (Dan- iel McDonafdt assumed the name of Daniel McGiliivrays and fell heir to most of McGiilivray's property that he left In the nation, Thls have learn cd from 6thers as well as Davy Tate.
 This man Daniel McDonald or Daniel McGillivray was the father of the chief known as Bit Nose Billy McGiillvray. The General Lecierk Milfort. you fre- quentIy refer to as authority. I never heard of, though have often heard of . little Frenchman named Milfort Du-. song, who lived in the nation before I knew 1t: this man had an Indian wife and left one son. Alexander or Sandy Dusong. I knew him; he emigrated with the Creeks in 'ae or '37. II is not unfrequentiy tine case with the Indians as with the whites, to claim relation ship with distinguished people. par, ticuiariy the Virginians have not seen . little dark skinned man from Virginia in the last forty years, but claimed kin with John Randolph and the Powhatan family. kneW Alex9noof Mc9ililVrHysG cntt@ dren well; his daughter Peggy was the wife of Charles corneis, and died before Corneis hung himself. His daughter Lizzie lived by me for years: purchased hers and her son's lands. They were located on Section 1e. Town ship IS, Range 2l; 1t Hes in Macon County sold 1t to James Dent. I lived many years by Mrs. McGirth. She waa McGillivray's last wife: spoke good English. From none of these did ever learn that he was a learned man. could say much more on this sub- ject. but this Is already too long, I will close this by saying to you that as you and have both had to rel% we write; and yon muchmore than my- self, we will remain as we have ai- ways been, friends. and let those that read what we write judge which Is the, more likely to be right. When I have time I will write and point out many errors that you have been led into, that Fl know of my own Knowledge and come within the knowledge of others that stili live. It is our nature when we say or write . thing to wish the world to believe that we are right. and wrong. But there is nothing more no. ble or generous in . man that when he finds that he is In error to abandon 1t. and as there has been some little interest in what have written, if | can I will spend . month or two in Montgomery next winter, could tell you many things that have been for fotten and could point out many places that would interest you and others that are living here.
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