Georgia confiscated all his property and Lachlan fled to Scotland.

For this, his son hated the people of Georgia with a perfect hatred.

He remembered how often his father's courage alone had stood between those same people and the warlike Creeks.

He could recall the few days in 1760 when Lachlan and his fellow trader, Galphin, at the risk of their lives had braved the Creek warriors--already painted for war and on the march--and so had saved the settlements of the Back Country from extermination.

He looked upon the men of Georgia as an Indian regards those who forget either a blood gift or a blood vengeance.