- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Letter, 1788 Nov. 8, Tugoloe [i.e., Tugaloo] to Alexander McGillory [i.e., McGillivray] / J. Martin
- Creator:
- Martin, J.
- Date of Original:
- 1788-11-08
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Government relations
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- Letter dated November 8, 1788 from (Joseph ?) Martin, (U.S. Special Agent to the Cherokees and Chickasaws ?) to Creek leader Alexander McGillivray. Martin sends McGillivray the resolutions of Congress pertaining to Cherokee affairs and expresses a desire for tensions between the United States and the Creek Nation to end. He begs McGillivray's assistance in recovering his horses that were purportedly stolen by Creeks and asks if McGillivray will allow several hundred families to settle in the Tombigby (also Tombigbee) area.
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:
- tcc057
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc057
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc057#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc057/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 03, document 07.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
[unclear text: Tugoloe ] [illegible text]
8 November 1788
Dear Sir)
I hearwith [herewith] Send you Some Resolves of Congress by which You will see that Congress Intends to Deal out Justice to the Cherokees which gives me infinate [infinite] pleasure
I hope that you with Commissioners from that Honorable body will shortly settle all Disputes between the Citizens of the united states & your people
I arrive hear [here] about the middle of last month on publick [public] business, the Day after my arrival I sent my horses over the river to wards Mill for the Conveniency of [unclear text: Grain ] a party of your people Came & Took Every horse I had I am now on foot 300 miles from home. I must beg that you will Interpose & Secure my horses for me they are Valuable & such that Cannot be had, Two of which are [unclear text: Compliant ] Carrages [Carriages] Horses Yellowish Duns four years old Both [illegible text] one Branded on the near Sholder [Shoulder] R on the Buttock C the other Branded [illegible text] one Large Sorrel Branded on the Sholder [Shoulder] MAR on the Buttock [unclear text: TJN ] a small Bay of the same Brand a large Bay whose Brand I DisRemember -- I must beg that you will write me by the first opertunity [opportunity] in answer to what I am now going to say to you -- I am Daily applied to by a body of very Respectable people to make application to you for Liberty to settle on [unclear text: Tombigby ] -- if you give proper Indulgance [Indulgence] I make no Doubt of [unclear text: 500 ] families Removing there under my Direction [illegible text] for my own part I am Determined to see you assoon [as soon] as possible which I should have done long since only [document damaged] [unclear text: war ] with the Cherokees put it out of my power- I hope to do Honor to any part of the world I settle in and am Determined to leave the united states for Reasons that I can assign you when we meet but Durst [Dare] not trust it to paper
Wishing a Long & Happy Life
I am with very Great Respect your most Obd Sert [Obedient Servant]
[Signed] [unclear text: Jas ] Martin
[unclear text: Alex McGilery ] Esqr [Esquire]
Page: [2]
The Honorable Alexander [unclear text: McGillery ] Esqr [Esquire]
Cherokee Affairs
1788 [unclear text: Jos. ] Martin to Alexander [unclear text: McGilory ]