The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-07

two parts. the latter part of which will De printed next Sunday. (Editorial Nots.) "
 or WILLIAM wEATHERFORD.
 Wheeling. Vim Parish. La.
 October 3i. 1858. To J. J. Hooper. Esq; / Dear Sir:-Some months back I ad- dressed a letter to Mir. Rutherford. of Union Springs. concerning some of tho incidents in the life of Billy Weather ford. Not having seen 1t published have concluded to give you few and the part he took in the war of 1si3-14. His father was Charles weatherforj, a white man that came to the Creek Nation shortly after the close of the American Revolution In company with Sam Aimms. who was engaged with George Gaiphih in the Indian trade. t'
 weatherfords mother was A half breed Tuskegee: her father was a Scotchman by the name of Malcolm McPherson and a blood relatioD~of the late Judge Berrien of Georgia. Sehoy. or Sehoya McPherson was brought up in her early days by the father of Sam Moniac. She lived a part of her time with Luachlan McGillivray and Daniel McDonald.
 Her first husband was Colonel Johp Tate the last agent of the English had among the Creeks. By Tate she had one son. Davy. who is remembered by many who are yet living. Davy Tate was a man of sense. of great firmness and very kind to those with whom he was intimate. But circumstances caused Tate to mix but little with the world after his country fell into the hands of the whites.
 have stated to you before that Colonel Tate died deranged between Flint River and the Chattahoochee and | was buried near old Cusseta. Charles Weatherford was the second and last husband of Sehoy McPherson. They l raised four children that I knew. Bet sey married Sam Moniac and was the mother of Major David Moniac. who | was educated at West Point. and was killed by the Seminoles in 1836. .sl He was educated at West Point in con ested friendship of his father for the whites. Billy was the next oldest Jack the next and a younger daughter whose name I forget. She~ married Captain Shumac. very intelligent of ficer of the United States army. had seen Billy weatherford before the war but had only known him from charac- l ter.
 The circumstance of him and Moniac aiding Colonel Hawkins in the arrest of Bowles made them generally known to the people of Georgia who wished to know anything about the Indians It would be tedious to tell how first became acquainted with Weatherford I was with General Floyd in the nation and was at his fight at Caleebe. A few days after the fight the army returned to Fort Hull. The time was about ex bring for which the troops had tC serve and call was made for volun. teers to take charge of the fort unti the militia from the two Carolina, could arrive.
 VOLUNTEERS WHO STOOD
 | TO KEEP FORT HULL
 Captain John H. Broadnax. from Put nam County, Georgia, a very efficsen and popular captain soon raised a com pany of infantry; a Lieutenant Adaroir from Franklin County raised Riff Corps and volunteered as his orJerl, A few days before that Captain Twigg who Is the present General Twiggs ha forced his way through the enemy country to the fort with his company
 The army then left and the thre companies above named took charge c the fort. Colonel V. Milton in command All I recollect myself. is to have take some authority that one of my ran was not entitled to under the rules an regulations of the articles of wa Captain Twiggs put me in stocks. an for fear you may think the case wors : than 1t was, will say that ] only Ter , resented another sergeant unfit for dut think the whole story would amuf you. but 1t Is too long for the presen I/may give it to you hereafter. I ws In the stocks. but few minutes bt lore I was released and rather thin that after that I was a favorite, bot with the Colonel and the Captain.
 The Colonel wanted an express ser to General Graham at Fort Mitchel It had to be taken on foot: I volur teered my service and got Geors Lovitt, a half breed; and obtained
 pair or shoes from an Irishman name James German. whom had know near two years, before that in Florid In the Spanish Patriot service und, I my oio and Intimate friend. Billy Con
 The distance was only forty-ft, miles Lovitt and I went in one nigh got everything in readiness and r turned the next night. The troops b gan to arrive at the fort and fl militia, under Captain Broadnax ar Lieutenant Adaroin were permitted leave for home. Colonel Milton en ployed me to go to Fort Mitchell ar
 Fort Hawkins and bring a horse ar some baggage, which I did.
 On my return I found the Colone1
 Fort Decatur. On+the receipt of h
 horse he gave me very substanti
 Indian pony and proposed to me to r
 main with him until he reached
 regiment, the old 3rd Infantry. then
 Alabama Heights. under the commar of Lieutenant Colonel Russell. and th
 he could procure me the appointme