- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1790 June 23, Augusta, [Georgia to] Edward Telfair / Tho[ma]s P. Carnes
- Creator:
- Carnes, Thomas P.
- Date of Original:
- 1790-06-23
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Treaties
Indian land transfers - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document is a letter, dated June 23, 1790, from Georgia Attorney General Thomas P. Carnes to Edward Telfair, former Governor of Georgia (1786-1787), regarding the departure of Alexander McGillivray, an influential Creek Indian Chief, for New York, ostensibly to participate in the negotiations on the Treaty of New York (1790), which ceded a portion of disputed Creek lands.
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:
- tcc099
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc099
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc099#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc099/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 17, document 05.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Communication
Attorney General
23 June 1790
Order taken the same day-
Report
[deleted text: 127 ]
108
His Excellency
Edward Telfair esquire
Augusta
Page: [2]
Augusta
23d. June 1790
Sir
I do myself the honor to transmit your Excellency the enclosed Affidavit which will convince you of the actual Departure of Colo. [Colonel] Alex [unclear text: McGilvery ] for New York -- Your excellency will make use of it as you think proper
It being of publick [public] concern I thought it my duty to give the earliest information, which I Shall continue to do on all like occasions
I have the honor to be with respect Your Excellency's [unclear text: Mo.Obt Servt. [Most Obedient Servant] ]
[Signed] Thos. [Thomas] P. Carnes