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Buck Creek Effingham County 
october [added text: the ]  4 1789 
Sir 
I am last eveing [evening]  from Great ogechee and am exceeding Sorrey [Sorry]  to inform your honour [honor]  the unhappey [unhappy]  Situation of those inhabitance [inhabitants]  on the South of the river [deleted text:  [illegible text]  ]  their [deleted text:  [added text: the ]  ]  disagreable [disagreeable]  newes [news]  we have from -- the treatey [treaty]  Ground and the depredations Committed Since McGilverys departure on Capt [Captain]  Bird by taking fore [four]  -- negroes and [added text: one ]  hors [horse]  and three horses from Mr [unclear text: Lostinger ]  theare [there]  is a party in pursute [pursuit]  who had not returned when I left that --  -- I have two Six pounders which I Shall immediately Send to the protection of this County if your honour [honor]  thinks fit I will have the old forts pu [edge of document] in repeare [repair]  we Shall want som [some]  powder and balls Swords if to be had and likwise [likewise]  Some way of suppleys [supplies]  as we Shall not be able to Git [Get]  men in to the field with out -- in the absents [absence]  of Genearel [General]  Jackson I Shall forward everyy [every]  [illegible text]  necessary and Shall be happey [happy]  to heare [hear]  from your honour [honor]  as Soon as Convenient  
 
I am Sir your Honours [Honor's]  moast [most]  obedt [obedient]  and very humble Servant 
[Signed]  Caleb Howell  
 
 
 
 
 
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Publick [Public]   
 
The Honorable George Walton Esqr [Esquire]  or preseden of Counsell [president of Council]  
to be forwarded by Mr Pearce  
 
Letter 
Colo [Colonel]  Caleb Howell 
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October 1789 
Legislature 
29 instant 
farther Order taken by  
Novem [November]  21 [unclear text: Do ]   
 
Indian depradations [depredations]