- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Letter, 1813 July 14, Jasper County, [Georgia to] David B. Mitchell, [Governor of Georgia], Milledgeville, [Georgia] / Maj[or] General David Adams
- Creator:
- Adams, David, 1766-1834
- Date of Original:
- 1813
- Subject:
- Indians of North America--Wars--1812-1815
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Jones County, 33.02513, -83.56052
- Medium:
- official reports
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- Letter dated July 14, 1813 from Major General David Adams to Georgia Governor David B. Mitchell pertaining to the imminent danger of a Creek Indian offensive on the frontier. Adams informs the Governor that many settlers intend to flee the area and that Adams, Mitchell, and Benjamin Hawkins, Agent to the Creeks, are all blamed for not better protecting the frontier against Indians. The enclosed affadavit mentioned by Adams is most likely tcc046 of the Southeastern Native American Documents Database.
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:
- tcc045
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc045
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc045#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc045/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 01, document 02.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
14th [unclear text: July ] 1813
Dear Sir
I have this moment Re.d [Received] an affidavit [deleted text: [illegible text] ] from Jones County which I enclose to your Excellency if this man has sworn to the truth which I hav [edge of document] but little doubt of the frontier will be in a dangerous situation in a short time the poeple [people] talk shortly of breaking from this frontier and I believe some has already gone. I am blamed for not doing something to satisfy the frontier poeple [people] -- your Excellency is blamed and Hawkins also it is well known that I have no power to act unless the Indians doe [do] some mischeif [mischief] . I hope you may have received something [illegible text] by this time that will anable [enable] you to judge from all the circumstances what is best to doe [do] . I would advise the poeple [people] to fort if I could be sure the Indians would among [deleted text: [illegible text] ] us in a very short time -- your Excellency will please to drop me a few lines by the bearer.
I am with due [unclear text: steem ] your humble servant
[Signed] David Adams
Page: [2]
Letter
Majr [Major] General David Adams
dated
14 July 1813 --
Jasper County
Affidavit
Indian [unclear text: War ] .
Jones County
Page: [3]
To his Excellency David B. Mitchell Middlebrook Milledgeville
express by [illegible text]