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on to Caloosa River, if not to your post Such a movement is unauthorized and in violation of our promises. It is hoped he may be overtaken and recalled by armd express but do not fail by earliest chance to ^ send^ word to [[underlined]] Bowlegs [[/underlined]] that the movement is in opposition to all orders. and he must not be uneasy if he should hear of the detachment being in his country. My health requires me to postpone my visit [[strikethrough]] my [[/strikethrough]] to Charlotte Harbour. Lt. Waldrige will repair to your post by the next trip of the boat. I beg that you will continue to keep me advised of all Indian news by each vessel or opportunity. Very truly John C. Casey Capt. & Specl. Agent Maj. S.C. Ridgely Comdg. Ft. Myers Caloosa Hatchee Fla. [[line]] St. Augustine Fla. 18 Oct. 1846 Sir. The original Due Bill of which the subjoined is a copy was many years since put into my hands (as Seminole Agent) by the woman in whose favour it was drawn for collection. Not having the pleasure of your acquaintance, I gave the paper to a professional gentleman of this city.(Since deceased) with instructions to attend to the interests of the claimant. the steps he took for some reason or other proved abortive. from him the business passed into other but not more successful hands and the note has returned into my possession. I was yesterday informed by Capt. Sprague, the officer acting as agent for the remnant of Indians still remaining in Florida (among whom is "Bowlegs" the son of "Payne's" sister and at this time it is said a man of [[strikethrough]] some [[/strikethrough]] influence with his people) that the said Bowlegs asserts a demand against me for the amount of the Due Bill. The remarks which Capt. S. made to me on this subject happened to be in presence of Hon. Mr. Yulee one of our Senators in Congress, that gentleman stated that he was well acquainted with you, and advised me-convinced as he said he was that you would be disposed to do justice in the matter, to address you in relation to it. That I am in no [[strikethrough]] in [[/strikethrough]] respect liable to the debt in question I am fully aware. It is however [[end page]] [[start page]] by no means pleasant to find myself even an imagined debtor to one whose ignorance of our laws & rules. It may and doubtless will be difficult, satisfactorily, to enlighten, and I therefore take the liberty to ask your earliest practicable attention to the case, and that you will take such action upon it as your sense of right to all concerned shall dictate, and also that I may be favoured with a reasonable reply to this communication. I am Very Respectfully Your Obd. Sevt. G. Humphreys. [[line]] Philip R. Yonge Esqr. } Darien Georgia } Due Bill Due the bearer Payne's sister for balance of John Forrester's order for cattle received by him on our account in August 1804. Total amount of his order dated Oct. 28th. 1804; is six thousand eight hundred and seven chalks, of which has been paid [[strikethrough]] to [[/strikethrough]] her to this date. Two thousand five hundred and seven chalks. and due her Four thousand three hundred chalks. Signed Ph. R. Yonge A true copy from original Due Bill in my possession. G. Humphreys St. Augustine, Fla. Oct. 18. 1846 [[line]] St. Augustine 11th Dec. 1846 Dear Sir. Below is a copy of Ph. R. Yonges Due Bill to the Mother of young "Bowlegs" which forms I presume (for I can [[strikethrough]] presume [[/strikethrough]] imagine no other ground.) the basis of the claim he has intimated to you against me. The history of that paper so far as I have any knowledge of, or connexion with it, is as follows- Some time about the year 1824, as near as I can remember, it was first shown to me by the person in whose favour it is drawn. And a request made that I should take steps to recover the amount due - A duty which I of course, officially bound, undertook to perform. Shortly after the Due Bill came into my possession it was put for collection into the hands of a Mr. [[underlined]] Macon [[/underlined]], a lawyer then residing in St. Augustine, by whom a suit in attachment was instituted. (the drawer of the note being a non resident)
