- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1783 Mar. 25, Augusta, [Georgia to] Maj[o]r Gen[era]l [Nathanael?] Green[e] [?], Charles Towne [i.e., Charleston, South Carolina] / Major Rich[ar]d Call
- Creator:
- Call, Richard, 1757-1792
- Date of Original:
- 1783-03-25
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Treaties
Land grants - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document is a letter from Major Richard Call to Major General (Nathanael Greene?), dated March 25, 1783. Call writes to introduce his friend Colonel George Rootes from Virginia, who has lately become a citizen of Georgia. Call states that Rootes has obtained a grant for 200,000 acres of Georgia land to be acquired following a treaty with unnamed Indians currently underway (probably the Treaty of Augusta, 1783, with the Creek Indians.)
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:
- krc062
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc062
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc062#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc062/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 04, folder 13, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Augusta
25th. March 1783 --
Sir
A desire to Serve an old and intimate friend of mine induces me to take the liberty of addressing you and introducing him to your acquaintance. the Gentleman is Colo. George Rootes from Berkely in Virginia. he has lately become a Citizen of Georgia and will prove a valuable one. & [deleted text: He ] has [deleted text: lately ] obtained from this State in behalf of himself and Some others a grant of 200.000 acres of Land to be compleated [completed] so soon as the treaty with the Indians is over- a few hours conversation will inform you of his knowledge in Literature and mankind-
I have the honor to be with perfect respect Sir yr. mo. obedt. Svt. [your most obedient Servant]
[Signed] Richd. [Richard] Call
Page: [2]
The Honble. [Honorable] Majr. Genl. [Major General] Green Charles Town
Hand. Colo. [Colonel] Rootes}
from [illegible text] Major Call
25 March 1783