The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-29

and participated in the organization of
 the state government. He had digested
 the laws of the Mississippi territory and compiled the first digest of Ala
 bama laws.
 A slight idea of the troublesome tasks of that period is conveyed in his correspondence-the following letters
 are copied Rom his own handwriting. Addressed:
 Fort stoddert. July 1s. 1913. Genl. Claiborne, Dear Sir:-Sinee I wrote you on
 Monday last the postrider, who was supposed to have been killed, has re- turned He was robbed of his mail by a party of Creeks, going to Pensa- cola and afterwards was fired upon and his hat was shot off of his head,
 horse killed under him though was himself unhurt.
 The wife of James Cornels, who was supposed to have been killed. as also Tom Marlow, who lives with them have been taken in Pensacola Ihe governor endeavored to procure the mail for the purpose of sending 1t to Mobile, but they were not disposed to give it up. They got person to open it and read the letters. am yet Tn hope it will be substantially recovered. The governor assured them that the letter which was from the British general in Canada, was merely a let ter of recommendation and refused 10 supply them with any ammunition. lie
 however, appointed another meeting and the Creesk in the meantime were making every exertion to procure pow
 der and lead by private purchase. They Ihave also great recourse to their old ! arms. bow and arrows, in the fabrica- i ton of which they possess much skili and render them more dangerous than 1 bullets They were still in Pensacola on Wednesday. Tom Tate Returned i to inform us of what he had learned.
 rom Pierce stayed behind to obtain 1 further information. Tom Tate learns from persons whom he has sen that were carried down with him. that their language breathes vengeance on the white folks, and they have dropped some hints of a design to attack the Tensaw settlement, four miles from this place, on their return. Tom Ma 1 mac also informs me that he believes 1 their great object to be an attack on
 the white people. They are indeed to | put to death eight of their own chiefs. | This will affect a complete revolu- ] ton in the government and the pa 1 trols will obtain an uncomfortable
 sway. As to the halfbreeds, the revolu- | tionists have no roiginal quarrel with 1 them. If they fall into the new order ] of things it will be we'll They will remain unmolested but if they take l part with the white men, they will meet the same fate. The halfbreeds, however, do not think best to trust ! themselves is to embark in their measures. They have fled and left behind them their crops and other property. I visited them yesterday 1 they are in confusion and distress. Not 1 less so my white neighbors on the Tensaw. They are already seeking | safety in the swamps, or in defense at
 this place.
 1 On the other side of the rivers nine- | tenths of the houses are abandoned. The expedition under Colonel Collier is
 to start tomorrow I thought 1t justi- | liable and sent my son. but I trem ble Q l for the issue. With numbers only equal l to the Indians and skill inferior. we | cannot count on anything in their favor but the effect of surprise I regret | that two Indians have been killed in
 the forks. They had stolen sope goods and in attempting to escape we're shot. l Should our militia be defeated our set
 clement will probably fall a sacrifice.
 I am, dear sir. your oh'l serv'nt,
 HARRY TOULMIN.
 P. S.: Since the within was written
 MT, Peevis has returned from Pensacoi la. l The governor has issued an order for supplying the Indians with powder. 1 They have had war dance. avowed l their intention to commit hostilities upon us. and are to begin with the, ad- | jacent settlements. The people have 1 been fleeing all night"
 | Another letter addressed to General | amberlain goes into further details 1 of the catastrophies of that period: { Mobile. November g, 1912. Dear Sir: Yesterday the express which sent sometime ago to Georgia i returned. It had been detained by
 Solonel Hawkins under the belief that | it would not be safe to come through
 the nation. I suppose that the en- 1 closed contains the substance of what
 he has written to me, and therefore do I rot deem it necessary to send you a copy of his letter. MT. McGist. one of 1 the men who went, informs me that i Colonel Hawkins desired to tell the 1 general that the day he left the agency i (last Sunday) he expected 27 wagons
 with 400 barrels of flour, etc. and
 they were to return immediately to
 Okmulgee for 400 more. whe nthe whole army were to start for Coweta, and
 that when they got there they would
 if possible. send an express through, to
 inform the army here where they