- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Passport for] William Davies [to travel in the] Creek Nation, 1802 Apr. 19 / [from] Georgia, State House
- Date of Original:
- 1802-04-19
- Subject:
- Creek Nation
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- passports
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document is a pass or passport, dated April 19, 1802, and drafted by the Executive Department of the State of Georgia which permitted William Davies to travel within and through the Creek Nation. The pass is endorsed by George Clayton, Secretary of the Executive Department, and Josiah Tatnall, Jr., Governor of Georgia (1801-1802).
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:
- tcc114
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc114
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc114#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc114/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 20, document 02.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
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Georgia -- Executive department State House, Louisville
To all Whom it may concern- Greeting
Know ye- that William Davies having been represented to me as a good Citizen of this state I have granted him my permission to travel through the Creek nation to the Western Territory and return- hereby charging and requiring him to conduct himself [added text: toward the Indians ] as an honest good citizen ought to do in strict conformity with the laws of this State and of the United States
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the Executive Seal this
nineteenth day of April in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred & two and of American Independence the XXVI
By the Governor
[Signed] Geo. R. Clayton Secty. E.D. [Secretary Executive Department]
Josiah Tattnall Jany. [January]
Crate of my [unclear text: 26 op ]
[Signed] Benjamin Hawkins
[unclear text: Superintendant I.a. [Indian affairs] ]
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Pass returned to the Executive department by [unclear text: 16th ] Davies & another granted the
3d Decemr. [3rd December] 1802
[unclear text: Passed ] Fort Wilkinson
25th April 1802
Wm [William] Peters [unclear text: Major ]
[unclear text: Commdg [Commanding] ]