On this day 250 years ago from his plantation Richfield in Botetourt County, Virginia, Andrew Lewis wrote George Washington an alarming report about Indians attacking settlers, although the extent of the attacks turned out to be greatly exaggerated:

we have had repeted advices by travolars that the Creeks Cherokees & Chocktaws have Joined in a war aganst Our Southeran Provences, that a Number of familys were cut off that since that first strock several Battles have been fought in the most of which the Indians had the Advantage. At first I payed but little regard to those reports. but since I wrote the Above I am from certant Infermation persweded that it is a Melancoly truth several Persons who has been Eye Witnesses of the dredfull effects of Savage Cruelty, & they further add that five-hundred Creeks are at this time amongst the Cherokees prepared to make a stroke, but where no person can tell. so allarming is the Accts that Our Settlers on the Holston & other Rivers in that quarter are Forting up & scouts are Keept out to watch the approch of the Enemie. Indeed I am afread that the Ohio Indians are in the Plot at least I am confident that they were acquented of the designs of the Southeran Indians.

Source: https://founders.archives.gov/?q=%229%20March%201774%22&s=1111311111&sa=&r=4&sr=