- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Report of] the information of Abner Hammond, 1786 Apr. 20 [?]
- Date of Original:
- 1786-04-20
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Government relations
Creek Nation - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- reports
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- Report given by Abner Hammond on April 20, 1786 about recent meetings held in the Creek Nation by the Creek leader Alexander McGillivray that were delivered secondhand by the principal warrior of the Hillibies (unnamed). Hammond reports that McGillivray has informed the Creeks about the impending arrival of U.S. commissioners and has warned them about the commissioners' intentions to "incorporate" with Creek women. He also states that McGillivray gave a private talk to Creek leader Mad Dog, the headman of Broken Arrow, concerning preparation for war with settlements in either the Cumberland region or the Georgia frontiers.
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:
- tcc017
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc017
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc017#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc017/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:
- 2 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 10.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
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The Information of Abner Hammond
I being in the Creek [added text: Nation ] was Informed that Alexander McGilvrey on or about the
17th of March Last Call d [Called] the Head men of that Nation to hear a public Talk and that the Principal warior [warrior] of the Hillibies who with the other Head men attended the said Talk and at that Head mans return to His town said Informant Heard Him Give out to his people the talk which he Had heard which was to the following purpose
that he the said McGilvrey had receiv d [Received] a Letter from the American Commissioners of the Treaty at [unclear text: Esinicah ] which Informd [Informed] him that they the Americans had fifteen thousand men ready to come to the Creek Land and that they were not Comeing [Coming] to Hurt them but to mak [make] them tame and that they the americans desired Him to have a good many of the tame Indian women ready for them that they might Incorprate [Incorporate] with them and beget a tame breed of people --
this being the case He desired all the Head men and wariors [warriors] to keep at home and mind their women and children and not to undertake any matter that would cause three days absence but to keep all their young men ready that he Expected to have some thing for them to do in a Little time but that he was not just then ready for the purpose -- this was the Public Talk --
I was also Informd [Informed] that the Mad Dog the Head man of the broken arrows and Two other warriors Had a private talk from the said McGilvrey and that [unclear text: Jo Collonels ] son came up to the Hillibies and told the people of that town that Horses were gone down for the Ammuanition [Ammunition] that as soon as it came up it would
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be distributed among them and the number of broken days would be sent with it and then they were to turn out to kill burn and destroy I Had this Information from the second man man [man] of new York and asked Him what way they were going to war and was answerd [answered] by him that it was not for him or me to know that. that McGilvrey had said there was many red men in the land as well as white men that ought not to Hear the talk but there was only Two ways and that they were Either to go against the settlements of Cumberland or fall on the frontiers of Georgia
I had also Certain Information that McGilvrey Had sent off a Large number of horses for Ammunition and that they Left the Nation about the 10th Instant --
[Signed] Abner Hammond
20th April 1786
Indian
[unclear text: Ar. ] McGillvray