Wetumpka 13 May 1836
To his Excellency C.C.Clay
In consequence of information received at this place recently, that the
Creek Indians, had displayed themselves in a hostile attitude near Tallassee,
and their having murdered several familes, and committed other aggressions
upon the lives and property of the Citizens a publick mutiny of the Citizens
was called, at which amoung others the following resolutions was adopted
with out dissent.
Resolved that a committee be appointed to address the Governor of this
State, and place him in possession of all the authentick information in
possession in relation to the recent depredation of the Creek Indians, and
respectfully request of his Exellency to furnish the said committee with one
hundred & fifty stand of Arms and other munitions for the defence of this 
place.
In pursuance of the foregoing resolution the undersigned have been
appointed that Committee and in discharge of the duty thus imposed upon
them they now address you.
In consequence of the reports before mentioned the Citizens of this
place dispached on Tuesday night last some sixteen men to Tallassee who
returned with information, that there had been no disturbance at Tallassee,
but they learned from an authentick source that the habitation of an
individual living in Macon County had been burned, the family having made
their escape. They also learned that two persons (waggoners) one a negro &
the other a white, had been killed at Catlins Store 14 miles above Tallassee
and that Catlin made his escape on a pony with out saddle or bridle and has
not been heard of since. Several families have arrived in this place this
evening from Tallassee, who have fled from their homes to escape tomahawk &
scalping nife of the Indian. The people of that place have built a
block-house and are now no doubt protected. We dispatched from this place
this morning sixteen mounted men & ten or eleven on foot to the scene of
danger, who took with them near half of the available arms in this place.
There seems to be no doubt amoung our most intelligent citizens that we
shall have a regular Indian war, as it is understood that the Chiefs
themselves have acknowledge that their Young men were determined upon
war, and that they should not undertake to restrain them. Hitherto we
believe that the cause of the frequent murders that have been committed
in the nation was owing to the differences between themselves and the land
speculators, but matters have now assumed too serious an aspecet any longer
to justify such a conclusion.
We urge upon your Excellency to send forthwith the number of arms
we beforementioned as we are at present in a very defenceless condition.

			With great regard & esteem
				we are your execellency
				humble obt servant
					S.Galliher
					L.J.Bradford
					T.Johnson
					A.Crenshaw
					E.Burrous
					Wm.H.Haughton