United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Barnard, Timothy, 1745-18201790-07-12This is a letter dated July 12, 1790 from Timothy Barnard, an Indian trader and Indian agent who lived amongst the Cusseta (Creek) Indians on the Flint River, written most likely to Edward Telfair (Governor of Georgia, 1789-1793). Barnard says that he recently met with the Cusseta King, who told him that two white men had robbed three Cusseta warriors near the Oconee River, killing one and wounding another. The Cusseta King asked Barnard to contact the Governor and insist that the perpetrators be found and executed in order to satisfy the relatives of the murdered warrior. Barnard warns the governor that if this request is not granted there may be attacks on innocent white settlers on the frontier. The Cusseta leader also told Barnard that he and other Creek leaders, including Alexander McGillivray, had asked their warriors not to commit any attacks on white settlers until after the Busk ceremony (mid-August). Barnard goes on to relay his own troubles and expenses in serving as a liaison between the Indians and the state government, and he asks for compensation for his services.Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the Digital Library of Georgia in 2001, as part of GALILEO, funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.text/htmlimage/jpegtcc677engMode of access: World Wide Web.System requirements: AT&T DjVu browser plug-in needed to view images of documents.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 01, folder 11, document 10.Creek Indians--Crimes againstCreek Indians--Government relations[Letter] 1790 July 12, Flint River, [Georgia to Governor of Georgia, Edward Telfair ?] / Tim[oth]y BarnardText