house, & advise me therefore. I have the Honor to be, with great Your most obedt. and very humble Servant, R. CASWELL. GOV. CASWELL TO HON. CHAS THOMSON. SIR: (From Executive Letter Book.) NO. CAROLINA, June 5th, 1787. I have the honor of acknowledging the receipt of your Letters as 2d February, with two Volumes of the Journals of Congress for 21st February, enclosing an Act of Congress of the same day 13 April, with sundry Resolutions of Congress respecting the Sundry Resolutions of Congress containing reductions in the Civil 25th April, enclosing Resolutions as follows: one empowering the I have the Honor to be, most Respectfully, Sir, Your most obedt. Servant, R. CASWELL. SIR: HON. WM. BLOUNT TO GOV. CASWELL. (From Executive Letter Book.) NEW YORK, June 8th, 1787. Your Excellency will be informed by the enclosed papers that a fourth Hogshead of Deerskins has been received here from Georgia belonging to the State of North Carolina and in what manner it has been disposed of, which I hope will meet the approbation of yourself and the Legislature. ' I have the Honor to be, Your Excellency's Most Obedient Servant, WM. BLOUNT. HON. WILLIAM BLOUNT TO JNO. G. BLOUNT. (From Executive Letter Book.) Mr. John Gray Blount: SIR: NEW Y!RK, June 8th, 1787. Annexed hereto you will find an account of Sales of Hogshead of Deerskins belonging to the State of North Carolina which has netted £44.10, there is also annexed an account of twelve pieces of Linens received from Messrs. Atkinson, the purchasers, in payment for them amounting to £44.2.4. This is the fourth Hogshead of Skins that has been received here in part pay for the Goods by me sold belonging to the State of North Carolina to Bryan Ward. The Linens I Ship on Board the Vessel Commanded by the Bearer hereof, Captain Bartlet, bound to New Bern, to your address and to the care of Captain John Daves. I beg you will sell them or cause them to be sold for the Most Obtainable in money or the Governor's warrants on the Treasury, so as to have the amount of Sales in hand by the sitting of the next Assembly, that is if the Governor does not give you any Directions respecting them and if he does you will please attend to them in preference. A Desire that the Skins that are received from Mr. Ward should refund to the Treasury as much money as the Goods sold him Cost, has induced me to direct the money arising from the Sales to be laid out in Goods here, indeed the Skins would not have commanded more than 16 per lb. at three Months' Credit to have been paid for in money. Linens I do not suppose will Bear so high a profit as some other Articles, but they bear the highest that could be purchased for Skins at 18d per lb. and they are laid in as low as a Cent which is very low. I fear you will Complain that I have put this Business into your hands, but I beg you Excuse it and make or cause to be made by some sure hand the Best possible sales of the Linen. (Copy.) I am, Your Obedient Servant, Sales of One Hogshead of Deerskins received by the Sloop Polly, Captain Scammerhorn from Savannah, on account of the State of North Carolina, by order of the Honorable William Blount, Esq. To Messrs. Atkinson, 1 Hogshead, Viz.: 240 Skins.826 lb. Cash paid by Captain Scammerhorn on their Acc't in 10 0 £50 12 0 .£1 16 0 180 20 36 20 2 10 6 £6 20 £50 12 00 6 200 ....... £44 10 00 Errors Excepted. JOHN RAMSEY. COLOS. ANTO. BLEDSOE AND JAMES ROBINSON TO GOV. CASWELL. DEAR SIR: (From Executive Letter Book.) CUMBERLAND, June 12th, 1787. Nothing but the distress of a bleeding Country could induce us to trouble you on so disagreeable a Subject, tho' Your Excellency have enjoined on us to let you know from time to time if anything should happen in this Quarter of the world; in Obedience thereto Inclosed you have a list of the killed in this quarter since our departure from this Country to the Assembly; this with the Numbers wounded, with the large numbers of Horses stolen from the inhabitants has in a degree Flagged the Spirits of the People. The delay of the Troops allotted for the protection of the Country has enduced us to request of your Excellency to order them forward without clearing the road, and the People from this Country will give them assistance in that Business at a time when they shall find themselves not so much harassed by the Indians. A Report now, and has prevailed throughout this Country, and we are induced to believe that the Spaniards are doing all they can to encourage the several Savage Tribes to war against the Americans, it is certain the Chickasaws inform that Spanish Traders offer a reward for Scalps of the Americans. The Cherokees when I (Anthony Bledsoe) was in the Nation, was told by the Chiefs in Council that the Spaniards had offered them Match coats, Blankets, powder, Lead, Tomy Hawks, knives, &c., but recommended it to them to lye still and not go to war with the White Peo 46 ple, as they lived so near them, but they were doing all they possibly could to encourage the Creeks, Chickasaws & Choctaws to war against us, though the Chickasaws and Choctaws manfully refuses, but say they must come into their measures unless we supply them with Trade. The Creeks have received large supplies of Ammunition, &c., and part of that Nation are ruining this Country; the vast Numbers of Horses taken from this part is incredible and we have doubts without Government gives some assistance that it will be one of the most distressed places that has been in all the United States; we are requested by the People to address your Excellency on this subject, well knowing your friendly intention to this Country, in hopes that your better judgment will point out some mode for the protection of it. A disorderly set of French & Spaniards Traders are continually on the Tennessee that we actually fear are a great means of encouraging the Indians to do us much mischief. Might it not be of some consequence that your Excellency would mention this Subject to the Spanish embassador at New York, as we have it from undoubted authority they have stimulated several Savage Tribes to commit Hostilities in this Country, though we flatter ourselves it is not the act of those in the first authority from that Court; we should wish to take some measures to remove those disorderly Traders from the Tennessee & wish your Excellency's advise in this matter. You will please forward your orders on by Express, whilst we have the honor to be, Your Excellency's most Obedt. Huml. Servts, ANTHONY BLEDSOE, A LIST OF THE KILLED. November-Cornelius Rundle. December-Nan. Thomas, John Thomas. February-William Price & Wife. March-William Bush, Joseph Bowman. April-Thomas Ramsey, John Buckannon, William Multherin, William Colliers. May-Samuel Lewis. June 2nd, Daniel Dunham; 3rd, Lazrus Wallace; 6th, James Hall; 11th, Mark Robinson. |