- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1817 June 18, Milledgeville, [Georgia to] Gen[era]l D[avid] B. Mitchell / W[illia]m Rabun, [Governor of Georgia]
- Creator:
- Georgia. Governor (1817-1819 : Rabun)
- Date of Original:
- 1817-06-18
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Violence against
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This is a letter dated June 18, 1817 from William Rabun (Governor of Georgia, 1817-1819) to General David B. Mitchell (former Governor of Georgia, 1809-1813 and 1815-1817), acting U.S. agent to the Creek Indians. Rabun tells Mitchell that he has just received word from General Floyd that Georgia citizens have made several attacks on Indians near the St. Marys River. Rabun asks Mitchell to come to Milledgeville soon to discuss this situation in person.
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:
- krc139
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc139
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc139#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc139/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 20, folder 51, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Milledgeville
18th. June 1817 --
Genl. [General] Mitchell
Sir --
[added text (appears to be different hand and ink): Gov Ga ] I yesterday received a communication from M Genl. [Major General] Floyd, giving a detailed account, of the situation of our affairs with the Indian tribes, bordering on the St Mary's, I find that our people has made two several attacks, on the Indians and have killed and wounded [deleted text: Several ] a number of them, so that times are becoming [illegible text] in that quarter. I should be glad if would be Convenient for you to be in Town in the course of two or three days when the matter shall be laid before you.
I have the honor to be Respectfully
Your Obt. Servt. [Obedient Servant]
[Signed] Wm [William] Rabun
Genl. [General] D B. Mitchell [added text (appears to be different hand and ink): Indian ]
Pardon any hurry as the bearer is now waiting -- }