- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Letter, 1789 Oct. 4, Buck Creek, Effingham County, Georgia, [to Governor] George Walton / Colo[nel] Caleb Howell
- Creator:
- Howell, Caleb
- Date of Original:
- 1789-10-04
- Subject:
- Indians of North America--Claims against
- People:
- Walton, George, 1749 or 1750-1804--Correspondence
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- requisitions
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This is a letter dated October 4, 1789 from Colonel Caleb Howell to George Walton (Governor of Georgia, 1789) reporting that settlers living south of the Ogeechee River in Georgia have recently been troubled by unnamed Indians. He says that a party is in pursuit of some of these Indians and that he is sending some weaponry to help protect the citizens there. He asks the governor for more supplies. The letter also mentions General Jackson, Captain Bird, and Creek leader Alexander McGillivray.
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:
- cmt004
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_cmt004
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_cmt004#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_cmt004/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 04, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Buck Creek Effingham County
october [added text: the ] 4 1789
Sir
I am last eveing [evening] from Great ogechee and am exceeding Sorrey [Sorry] to inform your honour [honor] the unhappey [unhappy] Situation of those inhabitance [inhabitants] on the South of the river [deleted text: [illegible text] ] their [deleted text: [added text: the ] ] disagreable [disagreeable] newes [news] we have from -- the treatey [treaty] Ground and the depredations Committed Since McGilverys departure on Capt [Captain] Bird by taking fore [four] -- negroes and [added text: one ] hors [horse] and three horses from Mr [unclear text: Lostinger ] theare [there] is a party in pursute [pursuit] who had not returned when I left that -- -- I have two Six pounders which I Shall immediately Send to the protection of this County if your honour [honor] thinks fit I will have the old forts pu [edge of document] in repeare [repair] we Shall want som [some] powder and balls Swords if to be had and likwise [likewise] Some way of suppleys [supplies] as we Shall not be able to Git [Get] men in to the field with out -- in the absents [absence] of Genearel [General] Jackson I Shall forward everyy [every] [illegible text] necessary and Shall be happey [happy] to heare [hear] from your honour [honor] as Soon as Convenient
I am Sir your Honours [Honor's] moast [most] obedt [obedient] and very humble Servant
[Signed] Caleb Howell
Page: [2]
Publick [Public]
The Honorable George Walton Esqr [Esquire] or preseden of Counsell [president of Council]
to be forwarded by Mr Pearce
Letter
Colo [Colonel] Caleb Howell
[added text: 4th ] [deleted text: 12 ]
October 1789
Legislature
29 instant
farther Order taken by
Novem [November] 21 [unclear text: Do ]
Indian depradations [depredations]