United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.500181777-08-11This document is an affidavit of Isham Ward, taken in Wilkes County, Georgia on August 11, 1777 by John Coleman. Ward reports that battalions under the command of Captain Thomas Dooley and Lieutenant John Cunningham came under attack from an unnamed group of Indians just north of the Oconee River (Georgia). Ward testifies that Captain Dooley appeared to have been wounded in the exchange.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.text/htmlimage/jpegkrc074engMode of access: World Wide Web.System requirements: AT&T DjVu browser plug-in needed to view images of documents.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Keith Read, box 07, folder 13, document 01.Indians of North America--Claims againstIndians of North America--WarfareGeorgia. MilitiaAffidavit [of] Isham Ward, 1777 Aug. 11, Wilkes County, Georgia / sworn to before John ColemanText