Letter from Harry Toulmin at Fort Stoddert in Mobile County, Alabama, to Brigadier General Ferdinand Claiborne, "on the road from Baton Rouge."
In the letter Toulmin discusses an uprising of Creek Indians in Pensacola, Florida. According to reports, they even plan to assassinate several of their own chiefs: "This will effect a compleat [sic] revolution in the government, and the patriots will obtain an uncontrolable [sic] sway." T...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Summary: | In the letter Toulmin discusses an uprising of Creek Indians in Pensacola, Florida. According to reports, they even plan to assassinate several of their own chiefs: "This will effect a compleat [sic] revolution in the government, and the patriots will obtain an uncontrolable [sic] sway." Toulmin has also received word that the Creeks are preparing to attack white settlers in Alabama, so he urges General Claiborne to arrive quickly. |
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