- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Letter, 1792 Dec. 4, Augusta, [Georgia to] Governor Edward Telfair / Elijah Clarke
- Creator:
- Clarke, Elijah, 1733-1799
- Date of Original:
- 1792-12-04
- Subject:
- Cherokee Indians--Claims against
Crocket family - People:
- Clarke, Elijah, 1733-1799--Correspondence
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Franklin County, 34.37544, -83.22918
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
affidavits - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This is a letter dated December 4, 1792 from General Elijah Clarke to Governor Edward Telfair (Governor of Georgia, 1789-1793) that encloses an affidavit taken from Owen Bowen by Judge Houstoun regarding the murder of the Crocket family in Franklin County allegedly by Cherokee Indians. Clarke tells the governor that Bowen is in Augusta and is available to meet with the governor if and when the governor wishes to see him.
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:
- cmt010
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_cmt010
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_cmt010#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_cmt010/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 10, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Augusta,
4th. Decr. [December] 1792.
Sir,
I do myself the Honor of enclosing to your Excellency an affidavit taken yesterday Evening before Judge Houstoun respecting the murder of a Family in Franklin County by the name of Crocket by the Cherokee Indians, the Gentleman who made the above mentioned affidavit is at present in Town, and will be ready to attend your Excellency at any moment you may require.
I have the Honor to be with due respect your Excellencys Mo: Ob: St. [Most Obedient Servant]
[Signed] Elijah Clarke Br. Genl. [Brigadier General]
His Excellency the Governor.
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His Excellency Edward Telfair, Govr. [Governor] &c. [et cetera] Georgia
Letter
General Clarke
4 December 1792
Ordered to be filed the same day
Indian murder
Indian Depredations
1792
Page: [3]
State of Georgia
Richmond County
Owen Bowen of the County of Franklin planter being duly sworn saith that on Thursday evening last being the Twenty ninth [deleted text: day of the present Month ] [added text: ultimo ] he passed by the Home of one Mrs. Crocket a Widow woman in the said County where he saw the said Widow, and advised her to move away into the Fort in the neighbourhood [neighborhood] as two Indians had been [unclear text: on that day ] seen in the Settlement -- Next he said Mrs. Crocket replied she wold [would] move as soon as her son came home. [unclear text: That ] the next Morning the deponent went to the same House and there saw the said Mrs. Crocket, together with her son a young Man, three young Women and three children the youngest about six years old all lying dead -- scalped and cruelly mangled, [unclear text: & ] that from every appearance the said Murders were committed by Indians and by Cherokees as the deponent beleives [believes] . The deponent further saith that there were two War Clubs lying by the dead Bodies and several Arrows sticking in them -- this
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this deponent further saith not --
Sworn to this
3d. [3rd] day of December 1792 Before
[Signed] [unclear text: J. ] Houstoun
[Signed] Owen J. Bowen