United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018United States, Tennessee, 35.75035, -86.25027Meigs, Return Jonathan, 1740-18231813-10-29On October 29, 1813 Return J. Meigs, United States Agent to the Cherokee Nation, addresses the Cherokee troops organized to fight against the Red Stick Creeks. Meigs begins by charging the Red Stick Creeks with barbarity and ingratitude. He then explains to the Cherokees the part that they will have in the war, including their duty as soldiers and the expectations others will have of them. He specifically discusses supplies and provisions, the muster roll, conduct, and rank.Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville Libraries in 2000, as part of GALILEO, funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.text/htmlimage/jpegch057engManuscript held by the The Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, TN, State Library Cherokee Collection, box 3, folder 1, document ch057.Mode of access: World Wide Web.System requirements: AT&T DjVu browser plug-in needed to view images of documents.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/Cherokee Indians--WarfareCreek Indians--WarfareAn address to the Cherokees who are arming to co-operate [sic] with the American troops against the hostile Creeks, 1813 Oct. 29, Highwassee [i.e., Hiwassee] Garrison / Return J. MeigsText