Letter from John Smylie in Macon County, Georgia, to Reverend James Smylie in Centreville, Mississippi.
In the letter John discusses traveling through Alabama and Georgia, and he describes the Creek uprising after the Treaty of Indian Springs was signed: "The Creek Indians are in a great commotion at present. On Saturday last they have killed Genl. McIntosh and another chief...They appear to be d...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/1745 |
| Summary: | In the letter John discusses traveling through Alabama and Georgia, and he describes the Creek uprising after the Treaty of Indian Springs was signed: "The Creek Indians are in a great commotion at present. On Saturday last they have killed Genl. McIntosh and another chief...They appear to be determined on killing all who have signed the treaty." |
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