- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1825 Mar. 12, Wilkes [County, Georgia to] Gen[era]l D[avid] B. Mitchell, Milledgeville, Geo[rgi]a / Duncan G. Campbell
- Creator:
- Campbell, Duncan Green, 1787-1828
- Date of Original:
- 1825-03-12
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Treaties
Creek Indians--Land tenure
Indian agents - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This is a letter dated March 12, 1825 from Duncan G. Campbell, U.S. treaty commissioner, to General David B. Mitchell (former Governor of Georgia 1809-1813, 1815-1817). Campbell remarks on a land case associated with Willoughby Bankston. Campbell discusses recent unrest surrounding an unnamed treaty (probably the Treaty of Indian Springs with the Creeks, February 12, 1825) and indicates that despite the effect it may have on the agent's image, he will have to bear it in order to ensure ratification of the controversial treaty that ceded nearly all remaining Creek lands in Georgia. The agent referred to is probably John Crowell.
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:
- krc063
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc063
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc063#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc063/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 04, folder 18, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Wilkes
12th. March 1825
Dear Sir~
I recd. [received] yours of the 22nd Ulto. [Ultimo] so shortly previous to the session of our Supr. [Superior] Court, that I determined to decline an immediate answer, and avail myself of the occasion of the Court to obtain information concerning Willoughby Bankston and Lot 190 in the County of Crawford. Such person resided, until lately, in Fremans district -- He drew the Lot designated- He values it low, & is inclined to sell. This information was obtained from a relation of his. Bankston himself has removed to Oglethorpe. I have written to him, directing that he return an answer immediately. so soon as I shall hear from [added text: him ] you shall be informed of the result. The court in Oglethorpe is not far distant. If I obtain no earlier information, I will make access to him at that time & then write you again.
I had heard of the passage of the Agent and his aid to the City, and afterwards saw the fact most conspicuously announced in [unclear text: Cosams ] Vehicle. It is not a little provoking to witness the paroxism [paroxysm] and
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writhings which the treaty has excited. I had hoped that upon this subject we were all Georgians, but it seems that a sort of semi savage sentiment, is not without its votaries. The Agent will exhibit handsomely as the bearer of the protest. I should regard such circumstances as the best security of ratification. As unkindly as it cuts him; he will have to endure it.
I am very respectfully yr. obt. sevt. [your obedient servant]
[Signed] Duncan G. Campbell
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Washington Ga
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Genl. D. [General David] B. Mitchell Milledgeville Geoa [Georgia] ~
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Dun: [Duncan] G. [document damaged] Campbell
12 March 1825