- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Article concerning] General D[avid] B. Mitchell's alleged [involvement in smuggling] African slaves into Georgia, 1820 May 26, Washington, Georgia. [Article concerning the dismissal] of General [David B.] Mitchell by the President of the United States [for] having been engaged in the illicit introduction of African Negroes into Georgia and Alabama, 1821
- Date of Original:
- 1820-05-26/1821
- Subject:
- Indian agents
United States--Office of Indian Affairs--Officials and employees--Dismissal
Misconduct in office
Slave trade
Mitchell, David Brydie, 1766-1837 - Location:
- United States, Alabama, 32.75041, -86.75026
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018 - Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document contains two newspaper article clippings concerning David B. Mitchell's (Governor of Georgia, 1809-1813, 1815-1817) alleged involvement in the illegal trade of African slaves while he was Creek Indian agent. The first article is dated May 26, 1820 in Washington, Georgia, and it expresses the wish that the charges against Mitchell will be proven false. The second article, dated 1821, reports that Mitchell has been charged with bringing African slaves into Georgia and transporting them to Alabama and has therefore been dismissed as agent for Indian affairs at the Creek agency by the President of the U.S. (James Monroe).
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:
- krc132
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc132
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc132#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc132/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:
- 1 pages/leaves
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Keith Read, box 19, folder 37, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
WASHINGTON, (Geo. [Georgia] )
May 26. --
1820 That the laws of the country have been shamefully violated by the introduction of a number of African negroes into this state, is well known to the citizens of Georgia; and that the perpetrators of this crime will be brought to trial and suffer an adequate punishment to the offence [offense], is expected by all good citizens; but at the same time we disapprove any step that may have the tendency to influence the opinion of the citizens, and lead them to prejudge in the transaction alluded to, and of which the Courts of the United States, or the National Government have the Constitutional power to take cognizance. Whether General D. B. [David Brydie] Mitchell, is guilty, or not, we will not take upon ourselves to say; but we would wish, for the honor of Georgia, that one who has been her Chief Magistrate, should be found innocent of the severe charges alledged [alleged] against him. When the competent authority shall give a decision on this affair, then will it be the time to consign to infamy those that have participated in this nefarious and [document damaged: di ] sgraceful business.
General Mitchell, agent for Indian affairs at the Creek agency, has been dismissed, by the President of the United States, from the service of the government, in consequence of having been engaged in the illicit introduction of African negroes into Georgia, and affording facilities for their transportation into the Alabama state.
ib. [ibid]
1821