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Show 74 THOMAS] , GEORGIA'S POLICY TOWARD THE INDIANS G35 kings and chiefs of the Creek natiou, and entered into a treaty of amity and commerce with them, making a transfer of the whole nation and all their lands, aud agreeing to live under and become the subjects of bis majesty's government in common with the white colonists of Georgia. It was further stipulated that a free aud complete right and title, was granted to the trustees for all the lands between Savannah and Vltamaha rivers, extending west to tho extremity of the tide water, aud including all the islands on the coast from Tybee to St Simons' iuclusively, reserving to themselves the islands of Ossabaw, Sapeloe and St Catherines, for the purposes of huutiug, bathing, and fishing-also the tract of land lying between Pipe-maker's bluff aud Pallychuckola creek, above Yamacraw bluff, now Savannah; which lands the Indians reserved to themselves for an encampment, wheu they came to visit their beloved friends at Savannah. . . . This treaty was signed by Oglethorpe on the part of the king of England, and by Tomochiohi aud the other chiefs aud headmen on the part of the Creek nation; it was transmitted to the trustees and formally ratified on the 18th of October, 1733. By this treaty the Indians also granted to the trustees all the lauds on Savannah river as far as the Ogeechee, and all the lands along the seacoast as far as St John river and as high as the tide flowed. McCall says the grant extended to the Altamaha, but White is certainly correct in limiting it by the Ogeechee, as is shown by the treaty of 1739 mentioned below. In March, 1730, Governor Oglethorpe wrote to the trustees that "King Tomo Chachi and his nephew Tooanoghoni and the Beloved Man Umpechee," had agreed they should possess the island of St Simons but reserved St Catherine to themselves. From a letter to Mr Causton, dated March 17, 1736, it would seem that the lands had been purchased as far northwest as Ebenezer creek, iu what is now Effingham county. "You are to notice," he says, "that the Trustees' orders for preventing Peoples settling beyond the River Ebenezer be executed by the proper officer. The Indians having complained that some persons have settled over against Palachocola and some near the mouth of Ebenezer." Auother letter to the trustees, dated May 18, 173S, informs us of what the Indians had made complaint, and shows also Governor Oglethorpe's desire to keep faith with them. He says: Souio private men have taken great pains to inceuse tho Indians against the Spaniards and against the Colony of Georgia particularly. Capt. Green who I aru lnformed has advised the Ucheo ludians to fall upon the Saltzburgers for settling upon their Lands, tho occasion of which was an iudiseroet action of one of the Saltz-bnrgers who cleared and planted four acres of Land beyond the Ebenezer contrary to my orders and without my knowledge. They also turned their cattlo over the River some of whom strayed away and eat tho Uchces corn 20 miles above Ebenezer. But what vext tho Uchees more was that some of the Carolina people swam a great Herd of Cattle over Savannah and sent up Negroes and began a Plantation on the Georgia side not fir from the Uchces Town. The lichees instead of taking Green's advice and beginning Hostilities with us sent up their King and 20 Warriors With a .Message of thanks to me for having ordered back the Cattle and sent away the Negroes which I did as soon as ever I arrived. They told me that my having done them justice before they asked it made them lovo mo and not believe the stories that were told th'im against me and that therefore instead of beginning a War with |