United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Smith, James F., 19th century1822-08-00Letter dated August 1822, Darien, Georgia from James Smith to General (Preston ?) including a copy of a claims report. Smith is writing to (Preston ?), who was commissioned by the president to address citizens' claims against the Creeks, about the mishandling of his initial claim filed on May 3, 1798. He wants full compensation for depredations said to have been committed on his property by the Creek Nation. Most of his claim pertains to stolen slaves. Benjamin Hawkins, U.S. Agent to the Creeks is mentioned.Digital image of original manuscript, scanned by the University of Georgia Libraries in 2000, as part of GALILEO, funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.text/htmlimage/jpegivp017engMode of access: World Wide Web.System requirements: AT&T DjVu browser plug-in needed to view images of documents.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Captain Isaac Vincent Papers, box MS617, folder N/A, document 02.Creek Indians--Claims against[Letter] 1822 Aug., Darien, McIntosh County, Georgia [to] Gen[era]l Preston[?] / James SmithText