- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1820 Dec. 6, Mineral Springs [to] Gen[era]l W[illiam] McIntosh / Lieutenant Colonel J[ohn] Nicks
- Creator:
- Nicks, John
- Date of Original:
- 1820-12-06
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Claims
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- Letter from Lieutenant Colonel John Nicks to Creek Indian leader General William McIntosh, dated December 6, 1820, in which Nicks informs McIntosh that any improvements made by white settlers along a disputed area have been destroyed. Nicks refers to this course of action as a "hint" to the white settlers who have intruded on Creek Indian land that the United States will not permit such illegal settlements.
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:
- krc009
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc009
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc009#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc009/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 09.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Mineral Springs
Decr. [December] 6th 1820.
Sir
I arrived here last evening & regret that I had not the pleasure of seeing you -- I have destroyed all [unclear text: improvements ] found in your [unclear text: nation ] from the shallow Ford to this place, and shall proceed down the Oakmulgee River as far as Hartford if I can learn there are any intruders in that quarter, from [unclear text: thence ] I shall proceed to Fort Scott [unclear text: the ] head quarters of my regiment
I hope the hint that we have now given the white people will prevent future intrusions on your lands, as the [unclear text: U States ] will not permit it.
Very Respectfully yr [your]
[Signed] [unclear text: Jno Nicks ]
Lt. Colo [Lieutenant Colonel] U.S Army
Genl. [General] McIntosh [unclear text: Chattahouche ]
Page: [2]
Genl. W. [General William] McIntosh
Chatahouchee
[illegible text] Creek Nation
Col: [Colonel] Nicks To Genl. [General] [hole in document] McIntosh
6th Decr. [December] 1820