- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Petition of Patrick Carr, 1798 Jan. 10, Louisville, Georgia
- Date of Original:
- 1798-01-10
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Wars
Georgia--Militia
Military service, Voluntary - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- petitions
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document is the petition of Patrick Carr, a former soldier in the service of the state of Georgia, dated January 10, 1798. Carr asserts that he is owed for services and expenses incurred as commandant of three independent militia companies from May 25, 1782 to June 25, 1784. Carr emphasizes his patriotic sacrifices for the state of Georgia, particularly noting his usefulness in suppressing Indian hostilities (possibly Creek Indians) by travelling into the Indian country. A note of the reverse of the petition indicates that Carr's request for payment was denied.
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:
- krc064
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc064
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc064#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc064/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:
- 4 pages/leaves
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Keith Read, box 04, folder 24, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
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Georgia
To the Honorable the Speaker and others Members of the Honorable the Legislature of the State of Georgia
The Petition of Patrick Carr
Humbly Sheweth-
That he acted as captain and Major commandant of three Independent companies of Militia, empowered by the Governor of the state, from the
25th day of May 1782 to the
25th day of June 1784. and that there is justly due him for his services, horses lost, Beef cattle, and cash advanced, and other expences [expenses] for the use of said companies, the sum of 760 pound four shillings and eight pence sterling, equeal [equal] in Dollars to $3258:14 cents. --
Your Petitioner begs leave to observe that altho' [although] a resolution was passed your Honorable House, to indemnify him against any and all expences [expenses], incured [incurred] by him whilst in Savannah on duty, by order as aforesaid, still a heavy Judgement has passed against him in the superior Court of Burke County for a large sum of money, (considering the property of your petitioner) his support seized on and sold by the Sheriff to make satisfaction.-
Your Petitioner begs leave further to observe, not from any view of sounding his own praise but from a design of reminding the Fathers of his country, that at the age of eighteen, he frequently served the state in going to the Indian country and preventing the Indians from Hostile measures, and from the commencement to the end of the late glorious Revolution he conducted himself with the Patriotism of a Republican -- That [added text: he was ] at the commencement soon
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distinguished from his fellow citizens, and created an officer:- His conduct as such the late Commander in Chief of the U.S. (Gen. Wayne) was pleased with, and the Honorable Major Genl [General] Elijah Clarke, Twiggs and Jackson as well as his other brother Officers in the Georgia establishment; he flatters himself will do him that Justice to say that he carried himself with vigilence [vigilance] and activity. -- that to sum up the whole his youthful days and prime of life (the most useful to man) were devoted to the services of the state.
Your Petitioner therefore prays that as he never received the within pay nor any part of it, and as his little all, the preservative of nature, has been dragged forth and lorded over, by the rapacious hands of the merciless executioner, to satisfy a debt accumulated, by services done the state, The Fathers of his country will take the case of an Old War-Worn Soldier into serious consideration, and make such allowances as they shall seem meet, insomuch [inasmuch], that the evening of his day may not be passed in anguish and dispair [despair] regreting [regretting] his past services, but that he in his old age may live on the fruits of his labour [labor] .-
And he as in duty will pray --
[Signed] Patrick Carr
Louisville
10th Jany. [January] 1798.
In the House of Representatives
Refered [Referred] to the committee on Petitions -- postponed,
26th January 1798.
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It is the opinion of your [deleted text: [illegible text] ] [added text: committee ] that the prayre [prayer] of the Petitioner ought not to be granted --
November 19th 1800
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Copy of the Presentments of the Grand Jury of Chatham County [deleted text: bearing Date ]
Georgia
The Presentments of the Grand Jurors for the county of Chatham in the state aforesaid
minutes
Legislature
Nov. 1800