- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1787 Oct. 11, Savannah, [Georgia to] Jacob Read, Charleston, [South Carolina] / Sam[ue]l Sticht
- Creator:
- Sticht, Samuel
- Date of Original:
- 1787-10-11
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Claims against
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
United States, South Carolina, 34.00043, -81.00009 - Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This letter, dated October 11, 1787, is from Samuel Sticht, in Savannah, to Jacob Read, commander of the South Carolina militia. Sticht writes on litigation involving Mr. Watlington and Mrs. Howly and requests that Read explain the outcomes to Watlington upon his arrival. Sticht states that unnamed Indians (possibly Creeks) along the Canoochee River recently alarmed the settlement but upon investigation, none were found.
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:
- krc160
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc160
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc160#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc160/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 26, folder 59, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Savannah
Octr. [October] 11th. 1787
Dear Sir,
Mr. Wolwich who Acts under and by virtue of a Letter of Attorney from Mr. Watlington will deliver you this -- he proceeds from hence for Charleston to make enquiry, be informed of the Suit instituted in Chancery against Mrs. Howly -- I will thank you to explain the business fully to him - in order that the Dealing Court of St. Croix may rest satisfied until recovery is had --
Three days past we were alarmed with a Body of Indians on the little Canouche -- I accompanied General Jackson, returned last Evening [added text: but saw none ] -- you will please to pardon the shortness of this Letter, as I feel myself much faded --
Believe me yours sincerely
[Signed] Saml. [Samuel] Sticht
Page: [2]
The Honorable Jacob Read, esquire Charleston
Hand. [Handed] by Mr. Wolwich}
11th; Octr [October] ; 1787
Saml. [Samuel] Stich Esqr
on Watlington's affairs
Alarm of Indians on
Canouche, none found