241:'s expedition into North Carolina. Bull was made captain of a company of Native American warriors from the Watteree, Pedee, Weneaw, Cape Feare, Hoopeng and Wareper tribes, totaling 117 in number. During the march from the Pedee River to the Cape Feare River Barnwell split his forces in two and placed about 200 men under the command of Captain Bull. Upon reuniting he took part in the assault on Narhonte's head town and his company suffered 1 dead and 6 wounded while his company took 16 scalps. After taking the fort, they marched to Tonarooka where they camped while Barnwell searched for boats to cross a branch of the
291:, in Florida, and South Carolina supported his effort. The campaign was a failure, and South Carolinians were highly critical of the way in which Oglethorpe had managed his forces by accusing him of bungling a siege of that city. With Oglethorpe out of favor with South Carolina and St. Augustine still firmly in Spanish hands, the southern colonies were now left vulnerable and concerns ranged from a potential Spanish-backed slave uprising to an assault on
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scales or weights in dealing with dishonest traders, and he dreamed of forming the southern tribes into a confederacy. Priber's presence among the Native
Americans began to exacerbate tensions between South Carolina the Creeks and Cherokees and so in 1743, Bull's last year in office, Priber was arrested.
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Carolina in direct conflict with Spanish-controlled Florida. Traditionally, the governor of South Carolina was responsible for defending the southern colonies against foreign threats and received an extra 1,000 pounds in salary for fulfilling that role. With the creation of
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to inform them about the revolt. In his letter, he describes the "daring" actions of the determined Stono rebels, as well as the measures the colonial militia took to subdue the rebellion. He also proposed for the colony to employ Indian slave hunters to track down runaway slaves. In 1740, in the
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uprising. The first major push to settle the deep interior of South
Carolina had taken place in the 1730s and brought with it renewed tensions over land rights between the colonists and the Native Americans. Change was also happening within the government of South Carolina as the Commons House of
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took his placeb but a dispute over his salary kept him from arriving in the colony until 1743. William Bull, who was Lt. Governor at the time, served in Glen's place until his arrival. His time in office was marked by the dual threats of a war with the
Spanish in Florida and a
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Assembly was becoming more influential. Bull responded by creating a close working relationship with
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