- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Deposition] 1790 June 23, Richmond County, Georgia / [given by] John Winn
- Date of Original:
- 1790-06-23
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Government relations
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- depositions
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- Sworn statement given in Richmond County, Georgia by John Winn of South Carolina, reporting his encounter with Creek leader Alexander McGillivray, Colonel Willett, and a party of Creek Indians on their way to the seat of federal government in New York.
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:
- tcc100
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc100
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc100#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc100/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:
- 1 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 06.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Georgia Richmond County
This day appeared before me [unclear text: Mr. ] John Winn [unclear text: Junr. [Junior] ] of South Carolina and made oath that on friday last he, this deponent was at the House of General Andrew Pickens, on Seneca and there Saw Colo. [Colonel] Alexander [unclear text: McGilveray ] [deleted text: and ] Colo. [Colonel] Willett and at least twenty five Indians whom he understood were warriors of the Creek Nation, That, from the conversation which passed during the time this deponent was in their Company,, [deleted text: the Said ] [added text: to wit ] McGilveray Willett and the Warriors,, he understood that they were then on their way to New York, that they had waggons [wagons] with a large quantity of Baggage therein, and Set out the same day on their rout [route], that they were to proceed on to Petersburgh in Virginia & there to take Stages to the Seat of The Federal Government
Taken before me this
23d June
1790
[Signed] [unclear text: Thos. ] P. Carnes Atty. Genl. [Attorney General]
[Signed] Jno [John] Winn [unclear text: Jnr [Junior] ]