- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Extract of a letter to the Secretary of War, Washington, 1826 Apr. 1 / Opothle Yoholo ... [et al.]
- Creator:
- Opothleyaholo ca. 1798-1862
- Date of Original:
- 1826-04-01
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Government relations
Cherokee Indians - Location:
- United States, Southern States, 33.346678, -84.119434
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- Extract of a letter from Opothle Yoholo, a Creek Indian leader, and a delegation of other Creek leaders to Secretary of War James Barbour (1825-1828), concerning the education of Creek youth at Blue Springs in Kentucky, under the direction of Colonel Johnson. The Creek leaders indicate their gratitude to the President, the Secretary of War, and Colonel Thomas McKenney for their advice on the subject of education. (John ?) Ridge and (David ?) Vann, both prominent Cherokee men, are mentioned as examples of learned Indian men. The Creeks agree to appropriate twenty four thousand dollars for the endeavor.
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. - Local Identifier:
- krc005
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc005
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc005#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc005/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of item], Keith Read, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia
- Extent:
- 2 pages/leaves
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Keith Read, box 06, folder 20, document 05.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
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Extract of a letter from Opothle Yoholo, and others, [unclear text: composing ] the Creek deputation, to the Secretary of War, dated Washington
1. April 1826.
"We have consulted on your talk of Yesterday in relation to the benefits derivable from a good Education. It gives us pleasure to have it in our power to say, that we discover nothing, in our [unclear text: Father ] the President, yourself and Colo. [Colonel] McKenney, but the strictast [strictest] justice, friendship and humanity, as evidenced during our intercourse on subjects of peculiar Character and interest. Any recommendation emanating from this high source, demands respect and attention [edge of document]
-- The Examples you pointed at in Messrs [Messieurs] Ridge and Vann are too striking to be resisted, and we have therefore accepted your talk, not only as the talk of friendship, but with grateful hearts as Children, at a time as we hope, when the threatening storm is hushed to silence, and our people left to breathe in the calm of peace, by the graces of their fathers.
We have appropriated twenty four
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thousand dollars to be placed in the hands of the President to be applied for the education of Creek Youth at the Blue Springs in Kentucky, entertaining a confident belief that Colo. [Colonel] Johnson, who is Known to us, and who lives, at that place, and who is represented to us as a brave man, will himself see to their being treated in a way, as will accord with our expectations of a man who has deserved such an appellation from his country.
Our secretaries are authorized to enter into proper and specific arrangements with you on the subjects, at a time most convenient to your leisure. We are your friends & brothers."