- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1786 May 23, Augusta, [Georgia to] Capt[ain] Joshua Inman
- Date of Original:
- 1786-05-23
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Claims against
Georgia. Militia - People:
- Clarke, Elijah, 1733-1799
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Greene County, 33.57878, -83.16666
United States, Georgia, Washington County, 32.96954, -82.7959 - Medium:
- official reports
military records - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This is a letter dated May 23, 1786 from Augusta reporting that the Creek Indians had committed depredations in Washington and Greene Counties (Georgia). The letter states that orders were immediately given to protect the settlers in the area and he calls upon the recipient of this letter to help protect the inhabitants of these areas from more troubles with the Creeks. It is alleged that 4 or 5 murders were recently committed by the Creeks and that Colonel (Elijah?) Clarke and his men pursued the suspected Indians and killed two of them. The letter suggests conferring with Colonel Clements about raising one or two more companies to fight the Creeks. It is unclear who wrote the letter though it appears to have been directed to Captain Joshua Inman.
Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the Digital Library of Georgia in 2001, as part of GALILEO, funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. - Local Identifier:
- cmt002
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_cmt002
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_cmt002#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_cmt002/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of item], C. Mildred Thompson, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia
- Extent:
- 2 pages/leaves
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, C. Mildred Thompson, box 01, folder 02, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Augusta
23d. May. 1786 --
Sir
The Creeks have committed Sundry depredations in the Counties of Washington & Greene and Orders were immediately Issued to give aid to the Settlers from the Other Counties --
It is now time you take your Gun up. the field is now open for execution they have killed four or five of our people, and all the annoyance they have as yet received was by the Spirited and well directed exertions of Colo. [Colonel] Clark who -- pursued the party and killed two of them
It is my wish you apply to Colo. [Colonel] Clements and Confer with him on the elegibility [eligibility] of raising one or two Companies of Horse and Such Officers as may be approved of by him and recommended by the Field Officers of
Page: [2]
The Regiment will be immediately Commissioned
I am Sir Your hble Servt [humble Servant]
Capt. [Captain] Joshua Inman