- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1798 Mar. 9, Fort Wilkinson, [Georgia to] James Jackson, Governor of Georgia / Benjamin Hawkins
- Creator:
- Hawkins, Benjamin, 1754-1816
- Date of Original:
- 1798-03-09
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Claims against
Yuchi Indians--Claims against
Indian agents - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- official reports
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document is a letter from Benjamin Hawkins, U.S. Agent to the Creek Indians, to James Jackson, Governor of Georgia (1798-1801), dated March 9, 1798. Hawkins reports that he has information from a Cusseta (also Kasihta) warrior that indicates that a recent murder of a white man named Allen was committed by two unnamed Uchee (also Yuchi) Indians. Hawkins states that he has dispatched two runners to the Creek Nation to obtain information about the incident. He also remarks on the status of a supply store in Coleraine (Camden County, Georgia).
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:
- cmt013
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_cmt013
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_cmt013#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_cmt013/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:
- 3 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 13, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
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Fort Wilkinson
9th. March 1798
Sir,
Since my last to your Excellency of the 25th. ultimo, I have been informed by a Cussituh Warrior that two Uchees were in the neighbourhood [neighborhood] of Oats's on the 14th. and he believes they killed Allen. I have dispatched two runners to the nation on this subject, Mr. Barnard will go off tomorrow, and I shall follow myself by the end of the month.
On the 7th. of this month several men from Green County arrived here with Tuskeegee Tustunnegau. The enclosed N. 1 and 2 are copies of original papers in my possession [unclear text: That Chief ] his return to the nation.
I omited [ommitted] to inform you in
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my last that the store at Colerain is not a public one, & that it is in contemplation to carry on all public trade at this place,
I have the honour [honor] to be very respectfully
your Excellencys ob Servt [obedient Servant]
[Signed] Benjamin Hawkins
His Excellency James Jackson Esqr. Governor of Georgia
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Benjn [Benjamin] Hawkins
Fort Wilkinson
7. March 1798
Indian
Indian Affairs
1798