- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Petition of Mary Brown to the Speaker and Representatives in General Assembly [of Georgia]
- Date of Original:
- 1797/1780
- Subject:
- Indians of North America--Claims against
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- petitions
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- Undated petition of Mary Brown to the Georgia Assembly requesting financial assistance for herself and her children. According to the petition, on April 18, 1797, a party of Indians attacked Brown's family, injuring her, killing her husband, Isaac Brown, and stealing the household goods. Brown's injury and destitute condition as a result of the raid have left her unable to care for her children. A number of signatures support this petition, and a note on the document indicates that Brown's request for assistance was granted.
Digital image of original manuscript, scanned by the University of Georgia Libraries in 2000, as part of GALILEO, funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. - Local Identifier:
- tcc016
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc016
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc016#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc016/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of item], Telamon Cuyler, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia
- Extent:
- 3 pages/leaves
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 77, folder 33, document 09.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
To the Honourable [Honorable] the Speaker and Representatives in General Assembly [unclear text: Met ] . -- -- --
The Humble petition of Mary Brown Sheweth [Shows] That By the Voilent [Violent] Attack of a party of Indians on the Habitation of the late Isaac Brown on the long Bluff the
18th day of April 1797, your petitioner is left a helpless Widow with five Small Children That Isaac Brown the Unfortunate Husband of your petitioner fell a Victom [Victim] to the Inhuman Rage of Those Savages in defending his Wife & Infant family when your petitioner was Alone lelft [left] to Avert the Impending Scalping knife That your petitioner in her Tender Endeavours [Endeavors] was Grievously Wounded in the Shoulder when Col. Lawson with Very Great danger Rescued her and her Infants from further Bodily harm -- -- -- But all the Household Goods with the Necessaries of your petitioners Family was Caried [Carried] off by this Cruel Band by which and the wound receved [received] by your petitioner She is Reduced to -- Extream [Extreme] Hardship and Distress and Rendered incapable of Affording Necessary Assistance to her Children -- And Therefore Cry's to your Honourable [Honorable] Body to -- Aleviate [Alleviate] her's and Weeping Orphan's Sufferings By -- affording her and them some small assistance -- and she will Ever pray, &C: [et cetera]
[Signed] [unclear text: Dav. Smith ]
[Signed] Wm. [William] Brown
[Signed] Wm. [William] [unclear text: Safold ]
[Signed] John Watts
[Signed] [illegible text] Williamson
[Signed] [unclear text: Alex ] Irwin
[Signed] H [unclear text: Barazeal ]
[Signed] James Dickson
[Signed] Wm [William] Cleghorn
[Signed] Edward Blackshear
[Signed] James Hall
[Signed] John Hemphill
[Signed] [unclear text: Machissah ]
Page: [2]
[Signed] Wm [William] [unclear text: Bresh ]
[Signed] John Anderson
[Signed] John Lawson Previn
[Signed] Nimrod Burks
[Signed] George Dillard
[Signed] Thos. [Thomas] Gilbert
[Signed] Saml. [Samuel] Hudson
[Signed] J Blackshear
[Signed] John [unclear text: Safold ]
[Signed] Charles Culpeper
[Signed] [unclear text: Jno. ] Rutherford
[Signed] H Lawson
[Signed] Josiah Watts
[Signed] John Howard
[Signed] John Armstrong
[Signed] John Glenn
[Signed] Jeremiah Glenn
[Signed] Saml. [Samuel] Robison
[Signed] James Jackson
[Signed] Stephen Hooker
Page: [3]
Mary Brown
No. 14
agreed to
concurred-
Petition
Indian raid
The Committee are of the opinion the prayer of this Petition ought to Be Granted --