- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Receipt for] horses [taken] in Augusta by Alexander Campbell, 1781 June 22 / sworn to by Tho[ma]s Waters, Alexander Campbell, and Thomas Brown
- Date of Original:
- 1781-06-22
- Subject:
- Cherokee Indians
Indian traders
Horses - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- receipts (financial records)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This is a receipt dated June 22, 1781 for horses obtained by Colonel James Grierson of Augusta on behalf of the British Crown. The horses were the property of Alexander Campbell, a Cherokee trader, and the receipt itemizes the animals and their estimated value. The receipt is sworn to and signed by Alexander Campbell and Justice of the Peace Thomas Waters. In addition, there is another sworn statement on the receipt signed by Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Brown stating that he lost the original bill of appraisement associated with this sale.
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:
- krc145
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc145
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc145#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc145/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 21, folder 19, document 02.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
The Province of Georgia
To Alexander Campbell [unclear text: Dr ]
1781 April To a Large Black Horse valued at . . . £17 10
" . . . a Large Iron Gray Horse . . . Ditto . . . 15 10
" . . . one Black . . . Do [Ditto] . . . Ditto . . . 13
" . . . Gray Stallion . . . Ditto . . . 7
" . . . Large Sorrell [Sorrel] mare . . . Ditto . . . 18
" . . . Gray Horse . . . Ditto . . . 9 10
" . . . Black . . . Ditto . . . Ditto . . . 8
" . . . Sorrell [Sorrel] . . . Ditto . . . Ditto . . . 11
Stg. £100
Parish of St. Paul
Personally appeared before me Thomas Waters Esquire one of His Majestys Justices of the Peace for Said Parish -- Alexander Campbell Trader to the Cherokee Nation who being Duly Sworn on the holy Evangelist of almighty God, and Saith that the above mentioned Horses were taken from him by order of Colo. [Colonel] James Grierson of Augusta for his Majestys Service, and that the above described Horses were valued by three freeholders at the above prices to the best of my knowledge
Sworn to before me this
22d day of June 1781
[Signed] Thos. [Thomas] Waters
Alexander Campbell his X mark
I do hereby Certify that the above Horses were presse'd [pressed] by Colo. [Colonel] James Grierson of Augusta for His Majestys Service, & that the Bill of appraisement was lost or mislaid by me -- Savannah
June 24th. 1781 --
[Signed] Thos. [Thomas] Brown Lt Col Command [Lieutenant Colonel Commanding] at Augusta
Page: [2]
Mr Campbells acct [account] for Horses Presse'd [Pressed] at Augusta
Read the
20th Aug. 1781.