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Dear Genl [General]   
 
Sunday Oct 19th, 1788 
After my Compliments Inform You that We Have been Greatly Distrest [Distressed]  With the Savages Since You Left this part, On Thursday Morning. There Was A Discovery Made Where they Encamped Within Half Mile of -- Matterson Station that Same Night -- They Struck Up Camp Just By [illegible text]  House On [unclear text: Chorstory ]  Where They Collected About Twenty Two Horses But the people Missing there [their]  Horses Went Out in ye Night & [unclear text: gave ]  them A Surprise & Got Ninteen [Nineteen]  of the Horses Back Again Friday Morn.) We pursued them But to No Effect --  Friday Night they past [passed]  Over to the Georgia Side & Killed A Hog at Waltons fort & stole Some [unclear text: Seed ]  that Was Left there to the Amt. [Amount]  of 20/ [unclear text: pd ]  at Least & Burnt Up Old Mr Wards House --  
 
 
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& Killed A Beef Saturday Evening -- About Sun Set Genl. [General]  [unclear text: Martain ]  Who Has Returned from the Western Waters was Up At Wards Mill & Sent Some of His Horses Out To Be [illegible text]  The Indians At That Time Leing [Lying]  Wait fired -- Upon them At the Same Time the Men Run Out from the Block House to there [their]  Assistance & There Was A Small Ingaugment [Engagement]  in Which We Had A Man Wounded in the Arm & Killed One Indian & Suppose They Wounded Another But Was forced to [unclear text: Repair ]  to the Block House they Took of Two Very -- Valuable Horses from the General With A Number Of Other Valuable Horse from that Side of the River this Morning Every Man that Could possibly Be Raised from our Small Station pursued them Tis [It is]  Computed that there is About Thirty of [unclear text: them ]  Creeks & Cherokees 
 
 
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But Supposed to Be Chiefly Cherokee His Men Intend to follow them as Long As they Can Trail them We Do Not Now [Know]  what will Be the Event Now General We Cant [Can't]  possibly Stand it Here Without Your Assistance [unclear text: Spedily [Speedily]  ]  General Martin presents His Compliments to You --  
 
I Am Dear Genl [General]  --  
Your Obedt H Servt [Obedient Humble Servant]  
[Signed] Benja [Benjamin]  Cleavland  
NB [Nota Bene]  I am In Hopes that Capt. [illegible text]  wait on you tomorrow -- Evening with this letter who can give you some satisfaction as He was excessary [accessory]  to part of thier [their]  conduct & Hope He will [unclear text: Seal ]  it after perusal 
 
[unclear text: More Adieu ]  
[Signed] BC  
 
 
 
 
 
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Brig General Elijah Clarke 
Wilkes County Georgia 
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Genl [General]  E Clarke