- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Letter, 1836 Sept. 10, Milledgeville, Georgia, [to] Clement C. Clay, Tuscaloosa, Alabama / William Schley
- Creator:
- Georgia. Governor (1835-1837 : Schley)
- Date of Original:
- 1836-09-10
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Claims against
Henry, Jim, fl. 1836 - Location:
- United States, Alabama, 32.75041, -86.75026
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018 - Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This is a letter dated September 10, 1836 from William Schley, Governor of Georgia (1835-1837), to Clement C. Clay, Governor of Alabama (1835-1837). Schley mentions the case of a Creek Indian named Jim Henry, who is awaiting trial in Alabama. Schley requests that, should Henry be acquitted of any crimes in Alabama, he be turned over to the state of Georgia for trial on a capital offense. Henry allegedly attacked whites and their property in Georgia and Alabama in retaliation against unscrupulous land speculators.
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:
- krc147
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc147
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc147#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc147/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 22, folder 20, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
[added text (appears to be different hand and ink): Indian ]
Executive Department Georgia Milledgeville
10th. Septmr [September], 1836.
Sir,
I am endeavouring [endeavoring] to collect the evidence necessary to enable me according to the law of the United States to demand from your excellency the Creek Indian Jim Henry, who is in prison at Gerard awaiting his trial for crimes committed in Alabama.
If he should be acquitted there, I have good reason to believe that he can be convicted in Georgia of a capital offence [offense] . Will you be pleased to cause him, in the event of his acquittal, to be retained in prison until I can make a formal demand.
Your letter of the
25th. July has been received, and as soon as I can prepare the statement you desire it will give me pleasure to furnish you with the information you seek.
I would be pleased if your excellency will inform me whether you received at Tuskeegee or elsewhere a letter I had the honor to address you from Columbus under date of the
31st. May last on the subject of the Creek war. -- No answer to that letter has been received.
I have the honor to be with great respect your obt. Servt. [obedient Servant] ,
[Signed] William Schley [added text (appears to be different hand and ink): Gov. of Georgia ]
His Excellency Clement C. Clay, Tuscaloosa, Alabama,