United States, Florida, 28.75054, -82.5001United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Lagardere, Elias1765-09-30Elias Lagardere writes to Joseph Clay, a Savannah merchant, on September 30, 1765 (or 1768 -- see note on third page) to request Clay's assistance in acquiring a position in the Indian Department. Lagardere discusses his desire to fill the position of Deputy Superintendent during the absence of Charles Stuart, and he asks Clay to use his influence to obtain John Stuart's approval of his replacement of Mr. Henderson as Commissioner of the Choctaw Nation. He mentions that troops are being withdrawn from East Florida and states that the policy is misguided because it will render settlers defenseless against the "insolent" Creeks.Digital image and encoded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/jpegkrc108engMode 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 15, folder 57, document 01.Choctaw IndiansIndian agentsCreek Indians--Claims againstUnited States. Office of Indian Affairs--Officials and employees--Selection and appointmentLetter, 1765 [?] Sept. 30, Mobile, [Alabama to] Joseph Clay, Savannah, [Georgia] / Elias LagardereText