Letters

1756, October 11, Tonefse River

1__Stephenson the carpenter of the Regulars is chosen to be carpenter Mafter & to have 12 carpenters, Three paire of Sayers & two good Squarers under his command to lay out for them all nefesary work to manadge all carpenter bufsinifs concerning the Fortiffication immediately, & to keep and account of all such, & to Deliver every Saturday Directions for this Day are af ufual, except the following Suplement a Lift of his men, There ______, work & working days. 2__one pigneur is all fims enough to mine 50 men, & as there are but 22 men of the Regulars working … Read more

1757, July 4

Sir On the 26th June Last, I had the Honour to Receive your Excellency letter, per Dennis Agen, and am glad that all my Dispatches aregott safe to your Excellency hands, I wish that Tho. Smith may de the same, for I heard that he was Oblidg’e to Swim Rivers; I am proud that your Excellency is Satisfyed by Approving of my Conduct in the Management of Affairs which I Transacted in the Nation, and return your Excellency thanks for granting me leave of Absence to return to Charles Town, and Sending another officer to succeed me in my Command, … Read more

1757, June 26

Sir The Yound gellow which I mentioned to your Excellency being with the Savannah’’ in the Creek Nation he being the prince of Chattugee Son, for which one of the womed belonging to one of the three Savannah’s that where killed, she was kept as an hostage for him. Returned here on the 19th. Instant, he Reports that Leiut. Wall was at the Oak Chow that the two Warriors Mefsenger’s from Old Hop were preparing to Return back, that all the Savannah’ss were out a Hunting that there was only their women and children Left in there Town’s that the … Read more

1757, July 11, Fort Loudoun Letter 1

Sir Juft as my Dispatches were a letter from Capt. Morris Arrived from Theowee, Dispatched from Esign Bogges, with a letter from Capt. Daniel Pepper, from New Windfor, a Coppy of which I send your Excellency with a letter from Leiut. Wall Directed to me, & a coppy of another that he wrote to John Hatton of Theowee which Original Ensign Bogges acquaints me that he has Sent to your Excellency, together with one of James Nosmith I do no Approve of Leuit. Wall writing to me to interceed for him with your Excellency, after his last Behaviour in attempting … Read more

1757, June 12

Sir I took the Liberty of writing to your Excellency by the Last ______by whose dispatches the affairs of this Nation would appear in a pretty favourable light : and nothing happened here, Since he went away of any cosezuence till the 6th Instant in the morning when Captain Demere had Intelligence by the bearer Hereof, Thomas Smith, who lives at Chalugui, That on the 4th at night, Seven men and two wemen Savanah’s had come to Telizua from their town in the Creek Nation. Captain Demere Communicated this news to M. Howarth and mysef we were of oppinnion that … Read more

1756, October, Direction for the Day for the Fortiffication

1__Every Sargent of the provincials are to have ____men (____ the English by themselves under Sargents ______ Germans by themselves under Sargents) which 18 men the Sargent are to oversee, & every Sargent are to have a List of his men, in which lift is to be ____, the christian & firname & alfo tool of every man, the Edays mornings & noons of his Labour & the Days mornings & noons of his abfense, he is to fee everyone Delivering his tool (after The D____ discharges thm) to the guard he is to have his list continually about him, … Read more

1757, Certificates issued from Fort Loudoun

A List of Certificates Ifsued by me from Fort Loudoun 1757 June 1.  To Joseph Galloway for Horse hire Imployed on the works £ 21.— £20& £40  To William Gibbes for ditto in 2 Certificates 60.— To Cornelius Doharty for the freight of Soldiers Cloatking from Augusta 49.7.6 7 To John Stevens for 3 months pay as Head Carpenter due this day 60.– 13 To John Elliot for freight of flower & Bacon 295.15.— 23 To Walter Bateman for malting a drain thro the Fort and breaking Stones for Chimneys 100.— 27 To John Hatton for Supplying Denis Haigen with … Read more

1757, July 11, Fort Loudown Letter 3

May it Please your Excellency On the 2d Instant M. Grim arrived here with 99 Head of Catle, they are the best brought up yet and deserves to be continued in the Imploy. I have sent Patrick Troy and Patrick Gallahan with 20 Horses to be Loaden with Salt, and as Salt is an Ariticle much made use of here I have order’d Henry Gallman to sent two waggons to Town to be Loaden with 50 bushels Salt, And if the Ozenbrigs and plains I wrot for in my former is not sent, it may be Loaden in the waggons. … Read more

1756, October 8, Directions for the Fortification on Tenifsee River

1__out of the 120 men ordered to the fortiffication, 24 men are to work in the Fafieens with more Diligency as hethertoo, they have not made 3 faceens to a man this two Days, tho they are to make least 12 to a man. 2__the carpenters in part are to continue to make halms in the tools & others are to make three hand barrows with bones 1 ½ foot wide 1 foot longe & 8 inches deep, to carray Stones to raife the Smith fournis. 3__one carpenter with 6 ax men are to be commanded to the company to … Read more

1757, August 23, Fort Loudoun

Friends and Brothers I once Desired you to meet me and my People at Broad River which you Did. And at time you Promised to Build a fort in my nation which you have Performed. According to Your Agreement. But I am much surprised at your not sending men to Garison your fort as you Promised to Do. I muft Put you in mind of the Traid you have so often talked of. I hope you will not Delaye in sending men and all nefsearys fit for a fort. I hope it will Be of advantage to you as well … Read more

1757, August 25, Talk given to the Indians at Fort Loudoun

Willm Shorey Linquaster I am Glad to see you Warriours and Beloved Men once more afsembled to sit and talk here with your Brothers. I am now going to talk with you, but first let me afsure you ( as I have been told you hat lyes) that I shall now and at all time, like a Good Brother tell you the truth as the Power above shall be a witnefs of. The reason of my Sending for you was to communicate to you the contents of some letters received from the Governour and talk a little with you. You … Read more

1757, August 30

This Day Old Hop, the Little Carpenter, and several of the head Men being afsembled at the Fort the Pipe Sent up by the Governour was produced and smoaked out of by everyone present, when Old Hop, after many Speeches, profofsing the Greatest Friendship, and Sincerity to King George, and all his Children, and adding that he desired to live forever in Peace and Unity with all the English, and declared his aversion to the French, as his Brothers were at war now with them, he said that the Cherokees, had long ago Promised the English some Land in their … Read more

1757, July 9, Fort Loudon Letter 1

Sir On the 5th Instant the two Mefsenger’s that where Sent to the Creek Nation, by Old hop, Arrived at Chota, one of them was not well pleafed, that we Should have killed the Savannah’s, whil he was in the Creek Nation, he Say’s he might have Lost his Life by it, they Report that when the five Savannah’s that made there Escape, got their they made great Complaints to the Creeks, of the I’lh usave of the English, the Creeks told them that they had been too Buisy, and Should not interger themselves in matters which did not concern … Read more

1757, February 23, Supplying the Garrison of Fort Loudon

The following officers were this day called together by orders of Capt. Raymond Demere to consult the most Expedient Method for Supplying the Garrison of Fort Loudon with Provisions and to examine the Commifsary’s Return of this Date. VizCapt. John Portell Luiet Probart Howorth Luiet John Grey Luiiet Robert Wall Luiet James Adamson Ensign Richard Coytmore Ensign Maurice Anderson Upon Examining the Commifsary’s Return of this date, we find the following Provifsions in the Store Vis Corn Flower 110 Buffshells 600 Salt Pork Beef 200 4 Quarters Making in the whole 16 days Bread and 2 days _______ for the … Read more

1756, December 25, Fort Lowdson

May it please your excellencey I must beg live to trouble your Excellency with a few lines as Capt. DeBrahm is a going down, the Seven Month in front there was a fiold day order’d and Capt Damorce had the _____ of war Read to the people and told them that if the works was done that they should not one of them _____ till Capt. Stwart Return’d from town which has occasion’d so much uneadenofs among the people that I can hardly perswad them to do any work Capt. Damerce alfo told me that after the works finifh’d if … Read more

1757, April 24

May it please your Excellency I have received your Excellencys letter of the 30th of Last Monthy, And in pursuance to your order I here Inclose and Acct. of the sums dispurs’d by me. When I was in Town I acquainted Your Excellency that I was in want of some money and that 5 months pay migt be granted me, to which I meet with no Opposision, therefore the Balance of the ___3400 in my hands in __59.16.6. I shall neverthelefs make use of what money of my own in my hands here, as there wil occafsion for to pay … Read more

1757, May 26, Paper from O Tafsity

From the CattawbersA Coppy of a Paper from O Tafsity, commonly called Judge Friend to, Connecotte called Old hop, May 26th 1757 Brother Connecotte, I have Arrived at the Cattawbers and to Morrow morning, am Setting off for fort Comberland, I have gave the Talk that you gave to me, to the Cattawbers, their being none at home but Old men, the Warriours and beft men is gone to Virginia to war, I am but ten days Short from Seing the Governour of Virginis, and Shall be their Shortly. You may expect to See me in three moons, I shall … Read more

1756, October 5, Tennasie River one mile & half nov. from Tamathle

Tennasie River one mile & half nov. from Tamathle The proper work for the following Men for the 5thOctb 1756 The Two Miners wuz Michael Brennan and William Campbell are requisite to make a tryal in quarying of Stone on this point of the Hill which leyes to the nor of the camp on the River. The Carpenters’ are to be employed to make handles for falling and broad axes wuz for Spades Grubing and other Hoe’s and pick Axes&c. The Sawyers are to put the whip & crofs out Saw’s in order and the Facine maker and seven Afsistants … Read more

8, Tanifsee Rv. Fort Smintorium

Directions for ____Fortiffications for this & following Days 1 while no proper care has ben taken in setting the pallisadors (ponchins) according to comone Knowledge: yea aginft Directions (manny times given Everyday) pallisadores has ben made lefs their 7 Inches in rocky ground & lefs 9 feet in clay ground: it is therefore necefsary that they (pallisadors) are Examined all round, thofe that are not 13 inches inches in Rocky ground are to be taken out, alfo thofe that are not in 2 ½ feet in clay ground, & such put in there soon, that are longe enough to be … Read more

1757, May 26, Paper from King Hagier

A Coppy of a Paper from King Hagier of the Catawbers to the Little Carpenter May 26th 1757 Directed to Captain Raymond Demere This is from the Governour of Virginia to the King of the Catawbers to Send his Brothers the dCherokees word, this Wampum is to the Little Carpernter, and he hopes that you and your head men will Send as many of your People as you can Spare to Afsist our Brothers the whit People against the French and there Indians, and you brought the Hatchette here and wanted our people to go to Warr, and we took … Read more