Barnard, Timothy, 1756-1847United States, Alabama, 32.75041, -86.75026United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Fat King1787-07-27/1787-08-01This document contains both a talk by the Fat King, which is dated July 27, 1787 and signed by Creek leader Alexander McGillivray, and a letter from Timothy Barnard, both of which are directed to George Mathews (Governor of Georgia, 1787-1788). The Fat King's talk is a response to the state's talk sent by assistant agent Timothy Barnard. The Fat King says that it is the State of Georgia, not the Creek Nation, that has violated the Treaty of Shoulderbone of 1786. He says that the Georgians have acted rashly against his people by seeking revenge for unspecified damages inflicted by a few of the Upper Creeks and maintains that neither he nor Alexander McGillivray had anything to do with the recent depredations. He calls for the lives of twelve Georgians to make up for the twelve of his own people who were murdered by the Georgians. Timothy Barnard's letter explains that neither he nor (John ?) Galphin could deliver this talk of the Fat King in person. He reports that Alexander McGillivray has been able to keep the Indians from seeking revenge on the whites for the twelve men who were murdered, and he says that McGillivray would like to avoid war with Georgia. He says that no war parties have gone out yet, but he warns the Georgians to remain on their guard. Barnard urges the governor to send up a talk to the Creeks as soon as possible to help discourage any attempts to seek revenge.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/jpegtcc906engMode 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 80, folder 05, document 06.Creek Indians--Government relationsCreek Indians--TreatiesCreek Indians--Violence againstGeorgia--Politics and government--1775-1865McGillivray, Alexander, ca. 1740-1793Talk of the Fat King to Governor [George] Mathews [and] the Council, 1787 July 27, Cussitah [i.e. Cusseta, Creek Nation] / [signed] by A[lexander] McGillivray. Letter, 1787 Aug. 1 [? to the Governor of Georgia, George Mathews ?] / Timothy BarnardText