Tenosticland August 13th 1832

Gentl

Your fellow Sitizens of the upper Colony have to inform you of the death of our valued friend and fellow Sitizen Mr H Read-—who was found on Friday morning last—he was killed on thursday Evening on his way from this place to his Father within one mile of the latter place This foul deed was commited by the Indians—the point of several arrows have been extracted from his body circumstances and facts which have since been discovered Leave but Little doubt of its having been done by the Ketchie tribe who have their Town about fifty miles distant from this place— Your fellow Sitizens feel it a duty which they ow to themselves as well as a duty to a departed friend to avenge this outrage on humanity We feel that we have not a sufficient force to go and attact their Town and drive them from our borders and respectfully Solisit the aid of our fellow Sitizens of the Lower Colony to enable us to carry into effect this Mutch desired object we can start from fifteen to twenty men we are well informed the Ketchies have about seventy five fiting men we request you will Send to our aid sutch number of men as you may think necessary to effect our object We regret to say that the military force Stationed here has taken but Little interest in the matter and we fear nothing is to be expected from them Your early attention and complyance will be reed as a Spec-favour

Ebel Milton.

Radford Berry.

F. Smith.

Wm. H. Smith.

John Teal.

Thomas __________ [illegible]

Cols Cole and Austin