- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Financial claim and deposition pertaining] to the estate of James Green, 1835 Apr. 23, Camden County, Georgia / sworn to [by] Isaac Green
- Date of Original:
- 1835-04-23
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Claims against
Green family - Location:
- United States, Florida, 28.75054, -82.5001
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018 - Medium:
- claims
depositions - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document, prepared by Archibald Clark, Intendant of St. Marys, Georgia, is a financial claim on behalf of the estate of the late James Green against the Creek Nation. It includes a deposition in support of the claim sworn to by Isaac Green, son of the deceased. Isaac Green claims that his father's family was attacked by Creeks on or about March 14, 1793 while traveling to East Florida during the course of which several family members were murdered and property was damaged and stolen. Damages are enumerated and the total financial loss is estimated to be 950.00 dollars. Green's deposition was taken on April 23, 1835.
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:
- cmt017
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_cmt017
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_cmt017#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_cmt017/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:
- 4 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 17, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
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The Creek Nation of Indians To the Estate of James Green - decd [deceased] [unclear text: Dr ]
1793 March 14th For seventy five head of cattle carried off by the Creek Indians between the burnt Fort in Camden County and Saint Mary's river, who at the same time murdered James Green & his daughter Polly Green [added text: Charles Waters and Daniel [unclear text: Mc ] Burnett ] together with five horses valued at $75 each and household furniture estimated at $125..
[unclear text: say ] 75 Head of Cattle at $6 pr [per] Head- $450.00
5 Head of horses at 75$ Each 375.00
Household furniture 125.00
$950.00
Georgia
Camden County}
Personally appeared, Isaac Green one of of [of] the sons of the said James Green decd [deceased], who being duly and solemnly sworn deposeth and saith that on or about the
fourteenth day of March one thousand seven hundred and ninety three (then being about [deleted text: [unclear text: ten ] ] [added text: -12 ] years of age he with his fathers family consisting of Charles Waters, who had married the deponents father's mother- [deleted text: who ] with His fathers wife, Elizabeth Green, and his sister Polly- and brothers Daniel Green, and John Green [added text: & Daniel Mc Burnett ] were on their journey- with their baggage, waggon [wagon], and horses &c [et cetera] removing from the county of Washington in the state of Georgia - to the Province of East Florida - and had progressed and advanced without encountering any difficulty until after crossing the Great Satilla
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river, at the ferry on said river called "Burnt fort" -- and the deponent further saith, that after crossing said ferry. they proceeded on about a mile when as they were about passing or entering a branch leading across the road - the deponents father, being in advance of the Waggon [Wagon] - a number of Indians lying in ambuscade rose up and commenced firing on the deponent and others of the company - raising the war whoop and immediately rushing in upon them - The deponent further saith, that the aforsaid [aforesaid] party of Indians killed the deponents father, his sister Polly - Charles Waters - the deponents father's step father, and also Daniel McBurnett who was driving the waggon [wagon] containing the Baggage and provision of the family that the deponent made his escape back to the ferry "Burnt fort" - and after a short time, his brothers John [added text: & Daniel ] his mother Elizabeth - his grand mother Waters - and a young woman named Ruth Perkins, who also fled- back he found, at the Trading Store, called " Cashens Store " on the Great Satilla river - where the family being greatly alarmed - for the safety of their lives - crossed the river- and proceeded on foot - and what remnant of clothing they had [unclear text: saved ] on their way to the Allatamaha river, which they reached in three or four days thereafter - being delayed on the road - in consequence of the want of provision of the feeble and aged condition of the deponents father's Mother Waters - and his own mother and further the deponent
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saith that the Indians committing the aforesaid murder, and robbery were afterwards believed, to have been of the same party that committed the murders at Traders hill and robbery of the store, destroying the same by fire, and carrying off a large amount of other property-
This
twenty third day of April -- 1835
[Signed] Isaac Green
[Signed] [unclear text: Arch [Archibald] ] Clark Intendant of St. Mary's
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James Green
1793