Walthourville, August 28, 1851

Dear Sir:

My father, Andrew Walthour, Sallette, and another man, were once riding a small trail late in the evening, near to Fraser's old mill seat, when they met three men. My father being in front, said to Sallette, "I will pass the first and second man, and as soon as I come opposite the third, will seize his gun and you can do the same." In this way, the three men were disarmed. "Dismount, gentlemen," said Sallette. "What is your name?" addressing himself to the leader, to which he replied, giving a fictitious name. "Where is your camp?" The Tory replied, "We are from over the river." "Where did you cross?" "At Beard's" (the Alatamaha.) where the Whigs were most numerous. Sallette replied, "That is a lie!" Then asking the second man the same question, and receiving a similar answer, he turned to the third, and repeated the same question, and received a like answer. "If you do not tell me the truth," said Sallette, "I will cut off your head." The fellow replied as at first, and was shot down by Sallette. The others promised, if he would spare their lives, they would conduct him to their camp. Their lives were spared, and with the aid of his prisoners, he captured a large party of Tories.

Yours, &c.,

George W. Walthour

Note: The above letter was written to Rev. George White.

Source
White, George, Rev. Historical Collections of Georgia, Pudney & Russell, New York, 1854, pp. 538

Submitted by Bob Franks