- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Receipt for goods] received by Benjamin S. Park as forwarded by Levi Sheftall, 1807 Aug. 25, Ocmulgee, U.S. Factory
- Date of Original:
- 1807-08-25
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Government relations
Trading posts
Annuities - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- receipts (financial records)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This is a receipt pertaining to the shipment of goods from the U.S. Factory in Ocmulgee to Colonel Benjamin Hawkins, U.S. Agent to the Creeks, and to Creek chiefs of the upper and lower towns. The shipment was directed by Levi Sheftall in Savannah, Georgia and handled by Benjamin S. Park. Articles shipped to Hawkins and the Creeks include farming implements, and appear to constitute a portion of the Creek annuities. The receipt is dated August 25, 1807.
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:
- krc149
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc149
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc149#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc149/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 25, folder 06, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
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Ocmulgee -- US. Factory
August 25th. 1807
Received by the hand of Benjamin S. Park, Waggoner [Wagoner], as forwarded by Levi Sheftall, Milty Agt. [Military Agent] Sa'vannah under date (as pr [per] his [unclear text: Rect. [Receipt] ] )
10th Augt. [August] - the following Articles - viz.
[ Note: Check marks appear next to each item in the list below. ]
Add. Col. B. [Colonel Benjamin] Hawkins
1 Plow --
1 [unclear text: Burr. ] Spade --
1 " Scythe & Handle
15 Bars Iron --
1 Box -- [unclear text: No. ] 4
Uppr. Cr. Chfs. Ann. [Upper Creek Chiefs Annuity]
1 [illegible text] -- "3
1 Box -- "9
Lower Cr. Ann. [Creek Annuity]
1 Trunk -- "33
1 Bale -- "1
1 " -- "4
1 " -- "23
1 [illegible text] -- "5
[Signed] [unclear text: A. Forster ] [document damaged]