- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Deposition [of] Joseph Wright, 1755 Dec. 22, Augusta, Georgia / [sworn to] before Jonathan Copp
- Date of Original:
- 1755-12-22
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Land tenure
Creek Indians--Treaties
Musgrove, Mary, 1700-1765
Bosomworth, Thomas - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- depositions
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This is the deposition of Joseph Wright, an Indian trader of the Creek Nation, dated December 22, 1755. Wright says that he was sworn interpreter at a conference held on September 3, 1752 at the Tuckabatchee (also Tuckabatchie or Tuckabatchi) Square in the Upper Creek Nation between Thomas Bosomworth, here referred to as an agent of South Carolina, and several Upper Creek leaders. He states that the Indian leaders claimed they never understood that a paper they had signed at the request of Patrick Graham (President of the Georgia colony, 1752-1754) essentially surrendered lands they herein acknowledge to be the rightful property of Mrs. Mary Bosomworth (a.k.a. Mary Musgrove or Coosaponakeesa).
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:
- krc037
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc037
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc037#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc037/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 02, folder 56, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
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Georgia [illegible text]
District of Augusta
The Deposition of Joseph Knight of Augusta Indian Trader of the Creek Nation taken before me Jonathan Copp one of his Majestys Justices of the Peace for the said District.
This deponant [deponent] being duly Sworn on the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God deposeth & saith That He was present & Sworn Interpreter at a Conference held in the Tuckabatchee Square in the Upper Creek Nation on the
3 Day of September 1752 Between Thomas Bosomworth Agent on behalf of the Government of South Carolina and the Head Men of the Upper Creek Nation -- And that at the said Conference Ispocoge Mico Henneah Mico, The Wolf King, The Oakehoy Captain, Deval's Landlord, The Oakfuskee Captain The Talsee King, The Fushatchee King, -- The Ottesee King -- afulothee of Tockabatchee The Tallaposee King The Nochee King Opyo Mico of Tuckabatchee, The Warrior's King of The Tallasee's. The Long Lieutenant All declared with one Voice in the Presence of the deponent and several other Witnesses That they never understood the Paper they Signed at the request of Doctor [deleted text: G ] Patrick Graham was a Conveyance of any Lands And that the Islands and Lands They Then understood were mentioned in the said Paper They all Declared to be the property of Mrs Mary Bosomworth
Taken and Sworn to this
22d. Day of December 1755
Signed
[Signed] Joseph Wright
Page: [2]
Joseph Wright
Deposition
22nd Dec. [December] 1755
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