- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Letter [enclosing a report], 1813 May 8, Twiggs County, [Georgia to] David B. Mitchell, Governor of Georgia, Milledgeville, Georgia / Samuel Alexander
- Creator:
- Alexander, Samuel
- Date of Original:
- 1813-05-08
- Subject:
- Indians of North America--Claims against
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- official reports
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- Letter dated May 8, 1813 from (Colonel ?) Samuel Alexander in Twiggs County to Georgia Governor D. B. Mitchell enclosing a (copy ?) of a report about Indian activities from a citizen of Twiggs County. Alexander discusses his own surveillance of the frontier countryside and goes on to mention dissention in the ranks. Mr. John Holsted had accused Alexander of wanting to kill an Indian to provoke a war and take their land.
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:
- tcc132
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc132
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc132#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc132/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:
- 4 pages/leaves
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 77, folder 30, document 03.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
May 8th 1813
Sir
I Set out my second tower [tour] on friday the
30th Aprl [April] crossed the River and struck Barnetts trail Continued it untill [until] after crossing the second Creek in the Swamp of the latter I discovered Sign of two persons crossing of the path in two places & no other Sign could be discovered in no other part of the path I spent three Day very Industriously in Search no other Sign could be discovered that apeared [appeared] Late & returned Home owing to the Badness of the Wether [Weather] -- On Monday next I shall set out again whitch [which] is as soon as I can cross the waters -- From a statement of Majr. [Major] [illegible text] to me of the conduct of Mr John Holsted to him I Should Consider myself justifiable in acting with, him
Page: [2]
As I should with an unfriendly Indian as the Maj. states, that Holsted said was [unclear text: he ] to See us on the other Side of the River he would not hesitate to kill either of Us -- that we only wanted to git [get] a chance to kill Some Poor Indian to bring on a War with Them in order to git thair [get their] land from them for it Was all the Georgians Wanted Was their Land -- He further mentioned if Captin [Captain] Kook was ordered after us that he would be justifiable in taking Us or killing -- The Maj says he replied not When he seen our athority [authority], his Reply was that Coptin [Captain] Cook had no right to to [to] pay aney [any] regard to aney othority [any authority] [deleted text: that ] that we had. As the Governor had no right to Give Us nor other aney sutch othority [any such authority] to cross the River -- I inclose you a coppy [copy] from Mr John [illegible text] a Citizen of Twiggs -- Their [There] is other accounts of Indians being seen but the truth I I [I] want asert [assert]
I am Sir With Respect Yours
[Signed] Saml. [Samuel] Alexander
Page: [3]
Letter
Colo. [Colonel] Saml. [Samuel] Alexander
of Twiggs County
dated
8th May 1813
Indian War.
Page: [4]
His Excellency David B. Mitchell Milledgeville
Page: [5]
On the
28th Apil [April] Last I did discover two indians near my plantation armed -- & with packs on their backs and the day after I discovered the sign of Six or Eight more near the same place this I am willing to testify on oath if Called on
[Signed] John [illegible text] in preasence [presence] of Samuel Alexander
[unclear text: N ] those indians was three Miles north of Marion
[Signed] [unclear text: L. P. ]
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