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This Info well come from.
Indian Affairs.
1789-1809.
Vol. 1.pg. 466-467.
District of Mero Tennessee.
July 1, 1793-Jacob Castleman, William, Joseph, killed, and Hans Castleman wounded at Hays
Station.
A extract of a letter to Governor Blount from General Robertson.
Last spring one Abraham Castleman who a soldier, but a disorderly person, who had several
of his relations killed, bearing in mind the injuries he received, raised a party of
fourteen volunteers lately, and set out to take satisfaction, as he termed it.
They could find no Indians on their route, on the north side Tennessee. As they were
strictly forbid to cross that rive, all his company turned back on their arriving to it,
except Castleman and four others, who did cross the river, which I believe was at a place
known by the name of the Creek crossing place, and the road leads towards Will's
Town.
The road was very plain, and much sign of war parties, on it, such as scalps figured on
trees, &c. About ten miles south of the river, they discovered a party of Indians
sitting at breakfast, as they supposed, in number upwards of forty. Both parties
immediately fired at each other, as they were only about thirty yards apart.
Three of Castleman party came in yesterday; One slightly wounded, another with four bullet
holes through his shirt. They suppose Castleman and the otherman to be killed.
They say they must have killed some Indians, as they saw two or three fall. They must have
a party coming to war, as they had no horses nor squaws, but large bundles to carry on
their backs, this happened the 15th. instant.
signed: General Robertson
*Note Castleman and the other man came in safe the day the General worte, as the company
informed me, but the General had not heard it. They agree in the same account with the
first three.