- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1796 May 30, Savannah, [Georgia to] Jared Irwin, Governor [of Georgia] / John Habersham
- Creator:
- Habersham, John
- Date of Original:
- 1796-05-30
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Treaties
Creek Indians--Government relations - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- John Habersham, a Georgia treaty commissioner, writes to Georgia Governor Jared Irwin (1796-1798) on May 30, 1796 to request that the governor assist him financially in procuring supplies for a planned negotiation with the Creeks. Habersham estimates that the cost of the supplies will exceed 29,000 dollars, and he only has 16,000 dollars at present. He indicates that the superintendent (ostensibly Benjamin Hawkins, U.S. Agent to the Creeks) has assured the commissioners that the Creek Nation will be in general attendance, and the treaty proceedings will go forward. The Treaty of Colerain was concluded between the United States and Creek leaders on June 29, 1796. The enclosure mentioned is no longer attached.
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:
- krc094
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc094
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc094#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc094/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 11, folder 23, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Sir,
Savannah,
May 30th, 1796.
I have to acknowledge the receipt of your Excellency's favor of the 20th instant, and am happy to find that the plan and terms adopted in relation to the supplies for the intended Treaty at Colerain have your approbation.
When the Contractor was lately here, we made up a General Estimate of the cost of the whole supplies, rough houses for stores, transportation, &Ct. [et cetera], which amounts to something more than twenty nine thousand dollars. As the funds in hand only amounted to sixteen thousand dollars, I immediately wrote to the Secretary of the Treasury to request that he would have the deficiency remitted to me as soon as possible; but as my letter was dated so late as the 10th instant, a considerable time will necessarily elapse before the remittance can be forwarded. I have, therefore, to request, that if your Excellency can conveniently spare nine or ten thousand dollars, that you will accomodate [accommodate] [added text: me ] with that or a smaller sum on account of the proportion which the State of Georgia is to pay ultimately. As the Superintendant [Superintendent] has received assurance from the Creek nation of a general attendance, there can be no doubt but the business will go forward, and in fact all the supplies are on the ground, excepting a very trifling part, which is on
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its way. To effect this fully, I have been obliged to request the indulgence of some of the Persons from whom supplies were obtained for thirty and forty days or until a remittance from Philadelphia should arrive.
Should your Excellency think proper to comply with my request, I shall be glad to receive the money as soon as may be convenient by a confidential Person; if otherwise, I [deleted text: shall ] must beg the favor of being so informed by the earliest conveyance.
I remain, with great respect
Your Excellency's
Most Obt. [Obedient] Servant
[Signed] John Habersham .
Agent of the U: States. --
PS. I inclose a Copy of the General Estimate of expences [expenses] .
His Excellency, Jared Irwin, Governor &C [et cetera]