- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1786 July 28, Savannah, [Georgia to] Jacob Read, Charleston, [South Carolina] / W[illia]m Stephens
- Creator:
- Stephens, William
- Date of Original:
- 1786-07-28
- Subject:
- Indians of North America--Warfare
Real property - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This is a letter dated July 28, 1786 from William Stephens to Jacob Read concerning some debts owed to Read's father by Mr. Wood. Stephens also mentions other business regarding the sale of property on the Canoochee River (or Creek). He goes on to note that the General Assembly in session in Augusta has discussed an Indian war, and he expresses his wish that such a war might be avoided.
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:
- fhp005
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_fhp005
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_fhp005#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_fhp005/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 03, folder 41, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Savannah
28th July 1786
Dear Sir
Mr Wood is frequently enquiring [inquiring] after you, and the State of the debt due by him to your Father, and the particulars of the Sale of his (Wood's) Lands on Canouchie and which were sold to pay all his debts, the [unclear text: Surplus ] to be returned to him; I will thank you to look over your papers, and write me some information on the Subject.
Mrs. Stephens and myself, are obliged to you for your enquiries [inquiries] after the Spoons and Knives, I gave you a Memorandum of, and will thank you for your trouble in procuring them -- Let me hint to you, the new form of Common prayer, from Dr Purcell.
Page: [2]
Mr. Wylly has been with me on the Subject of your Houses, and House rent, he says he is but one of three attornies [attorneys] appointed by Mrs Wylly, and cannot submit to any Surrender of property, without the determination of a jury, to which appeal I shall concede.
We have had some very hot days, and a great deal of rain, especially up Savannah River, and on Ogeechee, The planters on Little Ogeechee, and indeed on all the Island Swamps, have very fine prospects of a Crop: Our Sea Islands have Suffered for want of Rain.
The Assembly are now sitting at Augusta, we [added text: have ] had no news from thence since they made a House -- except much talk about an Indian War, and paper money to Support it -- I hope, our wise men from the East, will avert, Such evils.
Page: [3]
Mrs. Stephens joins me in respectful Compts. [Compliments] to Mrs. Read, Miss Eliza, and good Wishes to all.
Dear Sir
Yrs. [Yours] very truly
[Signed] W. [William] Stephens
P.S. can you let me know, when, and where the [unclear text: attacht. Hart, agt. [agent] ] J Houstoun is to be tried?
Page: [4]
Jacob Read Esqr. [Esquire] in Charleston
Capt. [Captain] Conyers
answd [answered]
28th; July 1786
Wm: [William] Stephens Esqr. [Esquire]
on
20th &
21st; August wrote pretty fully --