- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Legal resolution and accompanying deposition] 1747 Dec. 14, Frederica, Georgia / signed [by] Himmopaiohe ... [et al.]
- Date of Original:
- 1747-12-14
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Politics and government
Creek Indians--Legal status, laws, etc. - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- legal documents
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This badly damaged and incomplete document is a legal resolution dated December 14, 1747 in which headmen of several Creek Indian towns, including Coweta, Cusseta and Etowah warriors, place legal power in the hands of one of the kings, Malatchi Opoya (also Opiya) Mico. In the list of signatures, the personal mark of each man appears next to the written English version of his name. Accompanying the resolution is the deposition of Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Heron, swearing that he witnessed the above signing. The date of his testimony is noted as January 2, 1747, but is probably January 2, 1748.
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:
- krc035
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc035
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc035#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc035/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:
- 3 pages/leaves
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Keith Read, box 02, folder 54, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
[ Note: The top left portion of this page is missing. ]
[document damaged] Frederica in Georgia
Decemr. [December] 14. 1747
[document damaged] War king of [unclear text: ye ] Cowetas & Thlockpalaki head warior [warrior] [document damaged: h ] ead warior [warrior] of ditto & Actithliki beloved man of [unclear text: ye ] [document damaged] e & Ischabo [added text: a ] gy beloved man & Nipky & Himmopaiohi [document damaged: C ] hehaws. Whyanneachi & Etowah warriors of said [document damaged] ah warrior of said town & Estchotkalleachi yahulla [document damaged] Laws of our Nation to conclude Everything for [unclear text: ye ] [document damaged] ledge Malatchi Opiya Mico to be our rightfull [rightful] & [document damaged] ther acknowledge that by [unclear text: ye ] Laws of our Nation We [document damaged] every act & deed of his as much as if we ourselves were [document damaged] declaration to all Subjects of the Crown of great Britain [document damaged] ly as our Natural Province to Transact all affairs [document damaged] Nation as firmly & fully to all [unclear text: intents ] & purposes [document damaged] the whole Nation might or could do if present, In confirmation of wch [which] presents we have hereunto sett [set] our hands & affixed our Seals in behalf of the different towns we represent the Day & date above written [ Note: Marks and "(seal)" follow most of the signatures in the list below. ]
Signed & sealed in [illegible text] presence of
[Signed] Alexander. Heron
[Signed] James Mackay
[Signed] [document damaged]
[Signed] John Calwell
[Signed] Thomas Walker
[Signed] Thomas Clemons, sworn Interpretor [Interpreter]
[Signed] Himmopacohe
[Signed] Fokeah
[Signed] Whyanneachi
[Signed] Etowake
[Signed] Mahelabbi
[Signed] Schiyah
[Signed] Estchotkalleachi
[Signed] Simpeyofy
[Signed] Thlockpalake
[Signed] Moxumgi
[Signed] Iswige
[Signed] Actithlike
[Signed] [deleted text: [illegible text] ] [added text: Ceocolah ]
[Signed] Appalya
[Signed] Ischaboagy
[Signed] Nipky
Page: [2]
Endorsd. [Endorsed]
Alexr. [Alexander] Heron Esqr. [Esquire] being dewly [duly] sworn saith that he was present & did see [unclear text: ye ] several Indian Chiefs within named sign Seal & deliver [unclear text: ye ] within instrument & that he & the other Wittnesses [Witnesses] Subscribed their names thereto at [unclear text: ye ] same time Sworn before me this
2nd of January 1747
[Signed] [illegible text] Wright . JP
So [South] Carolina
Secretarys office recorded in book G.G 239 by [unclear text: one ]
[Signed] Wm Geo. [William George] Freeman Dep Secy [Deputy Secretary]
Page: [3]
Copy --
Malatchi Opoyo Mico [deleted text: [illegible text] ] [added text: acknowledged ] Emperor.
The original [unclear text: I have ]
[unclear text: & other ] deed from the Indians
Decr. [December] 14. 1747.
Copy [unclear text: B 2 ]
3d