On the Jefferson site, there is a description of the panic and flight of citizens from Jefferson and Claiborne, entitled "Panic of 1813" when they thought that the Creek Indians, perhaps aided by the Choctaws, might attack as they had done at Fort Mims in August. The article ends with this notation: "When this article was published forty years ago [1850] it was approved by two of the best traditional historians in the country and pronounced true. " John A. WATKINS, Col. , 486 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans, April 10, 1890 Does anyone know where this article appeared originally? Was it in the Publication of the Mississippi Historical Society? Also, there is a link to a biography of John A. Watkins on the site that has no information on him. Does anyone have anything on him? Thanks, Sue M. sbmoore@swbell.net