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SC council determined to eliminate the Coosa Indians
Source: Early History of the Creek Indians and Their Neighbors #121
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In 1674, in some instructions to Henry Woodward, the Earl of Shaftesbury says: "You are to treate with the Indians of Edisto for the Island and buy it of them and make a Friendship with them." Whether the order was carried out at that time does not appear. Meantime the Coosa Indians were again restless. The Council Journals for August 3, 1674, contain the following: "And forasmuch as it is credibly informed that the Kussoe Indians have secretly murdered 3 Englishmen and as these Indians have noe certaine abode Resolved that Capt. Mau: Mathews, Mr Wm Owen, cap' Richd Conant & Mr Ra: Marshall doe inquire where the sd Indians may be taken then to raise a party of men as they shall think conven* under command of the sd cap' Conant or any other parties under other commanders to use all meanes to come up with the sd Indians wheresoever to take or destroy all or any of them, the whole matter being left to their advisem'. (Swanton)
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