- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1760 Sept. 12, London, England, [to] Fenwick Bull
- Date of Original:
- 1760-09-12
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Land tenure
Indian land transfers
Bosomworth, Thomas
Musgrove, Mary, 1700-1765 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This is a letter dated from London on September 12, 1760, (probably from Isaac Levy) and addressed to Fenwick Bull. The letter mentions Levy's land deal with Thomas and Mary Bosomworth (a.k.a. Mary Musgrove or Coosaponakeesa), that was undermined when the Bosomworths subsequently sold the same islands (Ossabaw and Sapelo) to the British Crown. The islands had allegedly been granted to Mrs. Bosomworth by the Creek Indians. The letter lists a number of agreements and indentures between Levy and the Bosomworths and between the Bosomworths and Henry Ellis (Royal Governor of Georgia, 1757-1760). Levy asks Bull to review all of the papers and agreements listed in his letter and send his advice immediately.
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:
- krc048
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc048
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc048#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc048/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 74, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Lond [London]
12 Sepr. [September] 1760.
Mr. Fenwick Bull
my last was
9 May [added text: [unclear text: by Higgins ] ] covering Several copys [copies] of paper whc. [which] I hope is come to hand
I now Send you in a Small box [added text (appears to be different hand and ink): Saml [Samuel] Ball ]
[deleted text: [illegible text] ] Th. [Thomas] Bosomworth & wife [unclear text: bargain ] & sold to me of a moiety of the Islands of St. Cat. Ossaba & Sapalo Th. [Thomas] Bosomworth & wife [illegible text] & [unclear text: Lease ] for a year acknowledged by the Lord Mayor with the Citty [City] [unclear text: to be ] thereto
Authenticated Copy of Mr. Bosomworths memorial [deleted text: dated ] by John Pownal with the [unclear text: offcd ] Seal
Authenticated copy of Report of Lords of Trade On the said memorial of Mr. Bosomworth
Authenticated Copy of a conference with [unclear text: ye ] Indians held at Augusta
Authend. [Authenticated] copy of Indentures between Henry Ellis & Bosomworth
19 April 1760
Do. [Ditto] Bosomworths proposal to Government for disposing of [unclear text: ye ] 2 Islands &c [et cetera]
Do. [Ditto] articles of agreement between Bosom [Bosomworth] & Henry Ellis & council
Page: [2]
[deleted text: the Articles of agreement between me & Bosom [Bosomworth] ] I shall sail in a few days [deleted text: from ] for Philadelphia & immediately on my arrival there shall forward to you the Articles of the
14 Octo [October] 1754 between Bosom [Bosomworth] & myself when you will have all the necessary papers relating to this affair [deleted text: [illegible text] ] I must beg [deleted text: [illegible text] ] to hear from you immediately after this comes to hand please to Direct for me at Philadelphia
I am [illegible text]
London
Septemr. [September] 1768
to Fen [Fenwick] Bull [unclear text: pr ]
Capt. [Captain] Ball
Copy'd [Copied] on back
Page: [3]
Copy of memorial of Consaponakesa Rightfull [Rightful] & Natural born Princess of the upper & Lower creek Nations
26 August 1755 referred to the Committee of Council
10 Sepr. [September] 1755 referred by the Committee to [illegible text] of Trade & [unclear text: actual ] memorial by [unclear text: Partridge ]
[deleted text: Copy of Report of the Board of Trade upon [unclear text: ye ] [illegible text] ] memorial of Consaponakesa
Copy of proceeding of a Conference held at Augusta in Georgia
15 Decr. [December] by Wm [William] Little Esq [Esquire] Exemplified by Pownal with the Seal of [unclear text: office ]
Copy of Indenture [illegible text] by H. [Henry] Ellis govr. [governor] of Georg [Georgia] & Th. [Thomas] & Mary Bosomworth
19 April 1760. [deleted text: copy of Conference with Indian Exemplified by Pownal with the office Seal ]
Bosomworths proposal to Government for disposing of the 2 Islands & land on Continent dated
31 Octobr. [October] 1757
Articles of agreement between Bosomw [Bosomworth] [unclear text: and ] Henry Ellis & council
24 July 1759
NB. [Nota Bene] Nathaniel Hall of Georgia Exp [document damaged] copy marked x with the original at ye Council office