United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Howell, Caleb1789-10-04This 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.text/htmlimage/jpegcmt004engMode 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/Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, C. Mildred Thompson, box 01, folder 04, document 01.Indians of North America--Claims againstLetter, 1789 Oct. 4, Buck Creek, Effingham County, Georgia, [to Governor] George Walton / Colo[nel] Caleb HowellText