- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Deposition given by] Mrs. Elizabeth Munro [to] William Johnston J. P., 1796 May 31
- Date of Original:
- 1796-05-31
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Claims against
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- depositions
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- Deposition given by Mrs. Elizabeth Munro of Liberty County, Georgia to William Johnston, Justice of the Peace, dated May 31, 1796 alleging that Creek Indians took three slaves from her and only returned two of them, causing considerable monetary loss. The document is also signed by James Smith.
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:
- tcc134
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc134
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc134#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc134/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 30, document 05.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
I do hereby certify that in the yr [year]
1794 a body of Creek Indians did take from Mrs. Elizabeth Munro in Liberty County out of her possession Three Negroes (grown) which [unclear text: Sd. [Said] ] Negroes were of the value of Three -- hundred Dollars each (on an average), and that only Two of the aforesaid negroes, have been given up to her by the Indians at the meeting of the Indians at Beard Bluff last year and in consequence of the loss of the [unclear text: Sd. [Said] ] negroes she has lost the annual labor & profits of the said Three Negroes from the aforementioned time which upon an average is equal to to [to] one hundred & Thirty dollars [unclear text: pr. [per] ] hand annually up to the time at which compensation shall be made for the same & further [unclear text: saith ] not --
[Signed] Jas [James] Smith [unclear text: for ]
[Signed] Mrs Elizabeth Munro
Sworn to before me this
31 May 1796
[Signed] William Johnston J.P.
Page: [2]
Elizabeth Munro
1791
1 Negro $300
Entd. [Entered] in Page 19
claim of Mrs Munroe for 1 Negroe [Negro]