- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1787 June 30 [to] Major General Lachlan McIntosh, Skidaway, [Georgia] / Major John Habersham
- Creator:
- Habersham, John, 1754-1799
- Date of Original:
- 1787-06-30
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Warfare
Georgia. Militia--Appropriations and expenditures
Georgia. Militia--Warfare - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- official reports
military records - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document is a letter from Major John Habersham to Major General Lachlan McIntosh dated June 30, 1787. Habersham reports on recent financial arrangements and comments on the prospect of war with unnamed Indians (likely the Creeks). He indicates that a recent report of 38 Indians killed was greatly exaggerated, but supposes that a war with the Creeks will be decided in Georgia's favor. Habersham also reports on the military movements of an unidentified troop under an individual named Alexander between the Oconee and Ocmulgee Rivers.
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:
- fhp002
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_fhp002
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_fhp002#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_fhp002/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of item], Felix Hargrett Papers, 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, Felix Hargrett Papers, box 02, folder 33, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
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Dear Sir,
Not having heard a word from Major Forsyth since I had the pleasure of seeing you last, and being told by many Persons here that the Paper Medium had not been exchanged at a less rate than four for one, I agreed to exchange One hundred pounds of it with Mr Edwd. [Edward] White for twenty five pounds in cut Money, which, with the remainder of the Paper, and the papers relative to our late business, I shall leave at Sir George Houstoun's Compting [Counting] House, in the care of young Mr Johnston, to be delivered to you on Mr [deleted text: [illegible text] ]
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Houstoun. As I hope you intend going for Augusta soon, the papers may be necessary, [deleted text: which ] and I had no proper person to leave them at home, from which I am obliged to be absent for a few days. --
I am sorry for the prospect of [deleted text: affairs ] a War with our red brethren, which if it takes place, must be highly prejudiced to us. A Mr. Dixon arrived today from Augusta, and says there have been [added text: only ] nine instead of thirty eight Indians killed, and that Alexander and his party had returned; one half of them left him at the Oconee, and the remainder, after advancing as far as
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the Oakmulgee, discovered that they were proceeding without orders. --
This is not so bad as we heard it was, but a war seems almost inevitable from what has certainly happened.
Nothing further has transpired respecting proceedings at Philadelphia.
I am, with great respec [document damaged] and esteem, Dear Sir,
Your most Obedt. [Obedient] Servant.
[Signed] John Habersham .
June 30, 1787
Gen: McIntosh. --
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Major General, Lachlan McIntosh Skidaway.
Major John Habersham
30th June '87