United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Barnard, Timothy, 1745-18201793-07-06This document is an incomplete and unsigned letter dated July 6, 1793 at the Flint River and addressed to General John Twiggs. It is very likely that the letter was written by Timothy Barnard, trader and assistant agent to the Creek Indians. The letter describes the murder of David Cornal (Cornell, Cornells), a young Tuckabatchee warrior who was part of a group carrying peace talks to Major James Seagrove at a military station (at Colerain(e), Camden County, Georgia) when they were attacked. Barnard speculates that the murderers may have been Spanish, but he fears that they were Americans and that this incident will further damage relations between Georgia and the Creeks. He mentions several Creek Indian groups including the Cussetas, Chehaws, Cowetas, and Uchees. He also mentions a Coweta leader called Short Neck and discusses trader William Panton's possible stake in the events. This letter is related to tcc679 and tcc680.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/jpegtcc678engMode 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 11.Creek Indians--Crimes againstCreek Indians--Government relationsCornel, David--Death and burial[Letter] 1793 July 6, Flint River, [Georgia to] Gen[era]l John Twiggs / [Timothy Barnard]Text