United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Habersham, John1786-10-25This document is a letter, dated October 25, 1786, from John Habersham, Chairman of the Board of Indian Commissioners, to Governor Edward Telfair of Georgia respecting the preparations and negotiations preceding a treaty to be signed with the Creek Indians at Shoulder Bone (Creek), Georgia. Habersham informs Governor Telfair that the Creeks have reluctantly decided to hand over five hostages and the treaty will be signed as soon as the goods are received. Talks related to the treaty proceedings also appear in the Southeastern Native American Documents Database in documents: tcc117, tcc118, and tcc119.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.text/htmlimage/jpegtcc116engMode of access: World Wide Web.System requirements: AT&T DjVu browser plug-in needed to view images of documents.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 77, folder 22, document 01.Creek Indians--TreatiesHostages[Letter] 1786 Oct. 25, Shoulder Bone [to] Edward Telfair, Governor [of Georgia] / John HabershamText