- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1793 Apr. 17, Wilk[e]s C[oun]ty, Georgia [to] Colo[nel] James Madison, Orange C[oun]ty, Virginia / Henry Winslow
- Creator:
- Winslow, Henry, fl.1793
- Date of Original:
- 1793-04-17
- Subject:
- Cherokee Indians--Claims against
Cherokee Indians--Warfare - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- reports
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This is a letter from Henry Winslow in Wilkes County, Georgia to Colonel James Madison (later President of the U.S. 1809-1817), in Orange County, Virginia. Winslow reports to Madison on the escalation of Cherokee violence in the area, mentions the alleged murder of two men by the Cherokees on Cedar Creek, and indicates that the citizens are desirous of a war. Winslow also states that a Cherokee trader recently informed him that a group of nearly 250 Cherokees had joined an unnamed Indian nation to the north in their battles with General (Charles ?) Scott and suffered great losses.
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:
- krc166
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc166
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc166#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc166/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 29, folder 07, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Georgia Wilks Cty [County]
April [unclear text: ye. ] 17th 179 [unclear text: 3 ]
Dr. Sr. [Dear Sir]
[added text (appears to be different ink and hand): 661 ] Not receiving A Letter from [added text: you in ] so long A time I am Afraid you have forgot me but still hope it is for want of an Opportunity It is thought the Indians will be very troublesome here this Summer the 14th of this Inst. [Instant] they killed two Men on Seder Creek About 40 Miles from us the people of this State pray's for A War very much and it is expected there will be One There was A Cherokee Trader from our parts bringe [bring] Accts [Accounts] that 240 of that Nation went and Joind [Joined] the Northward Indians Agat. [Against] G. [General'] Scott and but 16 returned and could give no Acct. [Account] of the rest but expected they were killed Corn is very scearce [scarce] with us in our Neighbourhood [Neighborhood] it sells for 4/8 pr. bushel. I am still in a very Low state of Health my Children is very well and I hope when this is handed to you it will find you and family the same give my best respects to yr. [your] Lady and family except [accept] the same from yr. Affte. [your Affectionate] Friend
[Signed] HJ Winslow
Page: [2]
Colo. [Colonel] James Madison Orange Cty. [County] Virginia
[unclear text: Honr. ] by Colo. [Colonel] Allison
Henry Winslow