Letter: Jno. Crowell to John C. Calhoun
January 22, 1822
Source: T.J. Petty, "Creek Letters 1820-1824" 
(Transcription, Georgia Dept. of Archives & History, Atlanta)


					Creek Agency
					Jany. 22nd, 1822

Sir,

Agreeable with your instructions of 29th Sept. I now have the honor
herewith to enclose to you a list of the names of such persons as I have
been able to ascertain, to whom negroes were delivered by the Indian 
detachment, on its march from Florida to Fort Mitchell, together with
the number, delivered to each. The names of the negroes are not known to
my informant.

Soon after the arrival of the negroes at Fort Mitchell, I advertised
them in the Alabama, Georgia, Florida Gazettes and a number of persons
attended, and twenty nine negroes were proven and delivered to persons
residing in Florida and due to an Indian.

I herewith enclose for your information, a descriptive roll of the 
fifty nine negroes brought to Fort Mitchell, with a statement annexed,
of the disposition made of them, together with a copy of the evidence,
upon which, thirty one have been delivered, to persons authorized, to
receive them, which I trust will be satisfactory.

You will perceive that nineteen have been delivered to James Darby as
attorney for several persons; from whom be produced regularly 
authenticated powers of attorney, which are now in my possession; not
deeming it necessary I have sent copies of them.

I am not in possession of any other infromation [sic], respecting the
owners of the negores, remaining on hand, than is contained in the
descriptive roll, herewith enclosed.

The Chiefs have requested me to state in reply to your remarks of
29th Sept. on the subject of the expedition to Florida, that they
regret it should have given the least dissatisfaction to the 
Government. They state that the object of the expedition, was not 
for the purpose as you supposed of plundering the Seminole Indians,
but for the sole purpose of recovering negroes that has become the
property of this nation by the late treaty at the Indian Springs;
and if the expedition was fited [sic] out, at an improper time they
hope their apology will be found in their total ignorance of their
peculiar state of affairs in Florida. Special orders were given to
Col. Miller not to interrupt the person or the property of any 
Indian or white man & he declares that he did not take from the
possession of either red or white person a single negro except one
from a vessel belonging to the celebrated Nichols [Nicolls], lying
at anchor in Tampy [sic] Bay. The negroes he took, were found ____?
and acknowledged by the inhabitants of the country to be run aways.

From the best information I have been able to procure in relation,
to the expedition, I am induced to believe, that the statement in
the general correct.

I will here take occasion to observe that the Gentlemen from Florida,
who proved & carried off twenty nine negroes, so far from being
dissatisfied was highly gratified with the expedition, stating that
the owners of the negroes, had given up all hope of recovering them,
as their situation, rendered it impracticable for any but an Indian
______? to operate successfully; and that the Seminole Indians were
absolutely under the control of the negroes; and if the Government
required it, they would cheerfully forward certificates of their
entire approbation of the expedition, and good conduct of the
detatchment while in Florida.

				I have the honor to be
				Your obt. Humble servant

				Jno. Crowell
				Agt. for I.A.

Honble. Jno. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington City

     Description of the negroes brought into the Creek nation by a
detatchment of Indian Warriors under the command of Col. Wm. Miller
a half breed Indian (viz)

No. Names		Description		Former owner, State or 
			Age Ft. Ins. Colour	Territory in which, he
						or she resided

1.  Hector Senr.		55  5   8    Blk	Perpall St. Augustine
2.  John			55  5   8    "		do	do
3.  Hector Jun.		18  5   10   "		do	do
4.  Patty		40  5   5    "   	do	do
5.  Offa			children     "	do	do
6.  Queen		""           "		do	do
7.  Saret or Cuira	""           "		do	do
8.  Tyrah		22  5   2    " 		do	do
9.  Child		_   _   _    "		do	do
10. Hannah		24  5   4    "		do	do 
11. two
12. children		_   _   _    "		do	do
13. Jeffrey		36  5  10    "		Robert Gilbert do
14. Frederick		27  5   7    "		do	do
15. Bob			21  5   7    " 		do	do
16. Megg		30  5   2    "		Wm. Harvey St. Johns
17. Nancy		40  5   2    "		John Loften do
18. three
19. children		_   _   _    "		do	do
20. 
21. Betty		45  5   5    "		John Addison St. Augustine
22. Abner		25  5   6    Blk	John Addison St. Augustine
23. Nancy		25  5   _    "		do	do
24. Dianna		13  4  10    "		do	do
25. Lewis		23  5  10    "		do	do
26. Mary		25  5   2    "		do	do
27. Flora		10  _   _    "		do	do
28. Hannah		 7  _   _    " 		do	do
29. Hannah Sr.		46  5   4    "		do	do
30. George		65  5   4    "		do	do
31. Cato		27  5   8    "   	Don Santo do
32. Caty		28  5   4    "		Fatio 	do
33. John		25  5   7    "		Stepenosd do [Stepenosa]
34. Hector		50  5   7    " 		do	do
35. Rosa		27  5   4    "		Don Lewis Pensacola
36. Prince		35  5  10    "		Peter McQueen
37. Jim			40  5   7    "		Richard Augustine County, the
						Estate of Genl. Washington
38. John		39  5  10    Yellow	Palisur St. Augustine
39. John		29  5  11    Blk.	Sarlarna do [Solano]
40. Charles		35  5  10    "		Arradonda Havennah [Arredondo]
41. Capt. Bush		45  5   6    "		Hem Choha, Indian
42. Phillis		40  5   6    "		Chaldais Tampa Bay
43. Child		_   _   _    "		do	do
44. Mary		30  5   6    "		Christopher Augustine
45. Toba		50  5   4    "		Spanish deserter
46. Augustina		25  5   6    "		Affrican owner unknown
47. Manuel		36  5  10    "		Spanish deserter
48. Daranon Cabason	30  5   6    "		do	do St. Marks
49. Peter		21  5  10    "		do	do do
50. Valentine		25  5   6    "		do	do do
51. William		22  5   7    "		do	do do
52. Charles		36  5   7    "		Wm. Johnston W. Providence
53. Sipsa		30  5   9    "		Bow Legs, an Indian
54. Cyrus		27  5   8		do	do
55. Nancy		28  _   _    "		Folemma Indian
56. two
57. children		_   _   _    "		do	do
58. Ned			50  5   6    "		Saffaschee Barnard
59. Charles		22  5   7    "		Kingsly St. Augustine

The following is a statement of the disposition made of the negroes,
on the annexed list,

	Delivered to James Darby, Atty. per Rect.		19
	"	  "  Frances R. Sanchez, per Rect.		10
	"         "  Slaffaschee Bernard, an Indian	 	1
								__
								30

	Escaped since my last return				10
	In the possession of George Lovett & Wm. Kennard, 	10
	Indians, for safe keeping	
	In the possession of Oak-fuske-Ohola & others,
	for safe keeping					 9
								__
								29

     The above is a correct statement of the situation of the annexed
described negroes.

					Jno. Crowell
					Agt. for I.A.

Creek Agency
Jany. 22nd, 1802

					- - - 

     The following is a list of the names of persons to whom negroes
were delivered, by the Indian detatchment, under the command of Col.
Wm. Miller, on their march from Florida to Fort Mitchell, (viz)

	Edward Doyle, for Forbes & Co, now in the hands of
		Joseph Marshall, a half breed			12
	Concharta Micco, an Indian				 5
	Concharta Micco's Daughter & nephew			 3
	Anthony NcCulloch, white man, Fort Gaines		 1
	Daniel Perryman, an Indian				 1
	Wm. Hambly, since delivered to Col. Clinch for John
		H. McIntosh					 1
	Concharta Micco for Forbes & Co.			 1
	John Stedham, an Indian					 2
	Wm. Kinnard, an Indian					 7
	John a free man set at liberty				 1
								__
								34

     The above list is made from the best information I have been able
to procure in relation to the negroes left by the Indian detachment, 
on its march to Fort Mitchell. My informant does not recollect the
names of the negroes.

					John Crowell
					Agt. for I.A.