- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Advertisement, 1759 Sept. 13, Philadelphia / Isaac Levy
- Creator:
- Levy, Isaac
- Date of Original:
- 1759-09-13
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Land tenure
Indian land transfers
Levy, Isaac
Musgrove, Mary, 1700-1765 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Ossabaw Island, 31.80105, -81.09455
United States, Georgia, McIntosh County, Sapelo Island, 31.39745, -81.27871
United States, South Carolina, 34.00043, -81.00009 - Medium:
- advertisements
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This is a printed advertisement dated September 13, 1759 and signed by Isaac Levy. Levy placed this notice in response to an ad that was printed in the South Carolina Gazette, publicizing the intended sale of Ossabaw and Sapelo Islands in the Georgia colony. In response to the ad, Levy announces that he has the legal title to that property, having purchased it from Thomas and Mary Bosomworth (a.k.a. Mary Musgrove or Coosaponakeesa) who had reportedly received the land from the Creek Indians. He further states that he plans to petition his case before the British Crown and warns potential buyers that their purchase of the land(s) may not be legitimate. A handwritten note on the back of Levy's ad indicates that it was published in the South Carolina Gazette.
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:
- krc042
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc042
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc042#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc042/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 63, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Advertisement.
Philadelphia,
[printed text: September ] 13, 1759 .
[ Note: This document contains both written and printed text. ] WHEREAS by an Advertisement in the
South-Carolina Gazette
, No. 1302, Notice is given that on the
Tenth Day of December next, will be exposed to Sale in the Town of Savanna, (agreeable to an Order of his Majesty in Council) the valuable Islands of Ossaba and Sappelo, laying on the Sea Coast of that Province. And whereas I the Subscriber, have to an undivided Moiety of the same Islands, a valid and legal Title, by Virtue of a good and sufficient Deed of Bargain and Sale from Thomas Bosomworth and Mary his Wife, who were the Original Purchasers, under Mico the Prince and Chief of all the Assembled States of the [added text: [written text: lower ] ] Creek Indians, to whom the fame formerly of Right belonged; which said Purchase has been Ratify'd [Ratified] and Confirmed in Public Treaty with the said Indians . And whereas I am determined immediately, in all humble Manner, to present a Petition to his Majesty, setting [added text: [written text: forth ] ] my Right and Title to the same Moiety of the said Islands, in humble Hopes and Assurance of having the same restored and secured to me, agreable [agreeable] to my Right and the Rules of Law and Justice. Therefore I do hereby give Notice of, and Advertise the Public, and all such Persons that shall become Purchasers of the same Islands, of my said Claim, Right and Pretensions, and of my Intention and Resolution of making such Application to his Majesty, that such Purchasers may Purchase under the Incumbrance of my Title, and may not take the Advantages usually allowed to bona fide Purchasers without Notice.
[Signed] [written text: Isaac Levy ]
Page: [2]
[document damaged] Advertisement printed in [unclear text: ye ]
Sh. [South] Carolina Gazette
.
Sep. [September] 13. 1759.