- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter], 1813 Aug. 16, Jasper County, Georgia [to] David B. Mitchell, [Governor of Georgia], Milledgeville, [Georgia] / Major General David Adams
- Creator:
- Adams, David, 1766-1834
- Date of Original:
- 1813-08-16
- Subject:
- Indians of North America--Claims against
Indians of North America--Warfare - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- Letter dated August 16, 1813 from Major General David Adams in Jasper County, Georgia to Georgia Governor D. B. Mitchell, Milledgeville, Georgia pertaining to protecting the frontier against (Creek ?) Indian attacks. Adams discusses using scouts and spies, and he mentions robberies in the area thought to have been committed by Indians.
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:
- tcc139
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc139
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc139#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc139/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 10.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
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16th Agust. [August] 1813 Jasper County Ocmulgee
Dear Sir,
I am happy to acknowledge the receipt of your favor, bearing date the 6th Instant, in which you authorised [authorized] me to use such precautionary measures, as I should deem sufficient to guard against any meditated incursion that might be attempted by a party of the hostile Indians; agreeably to which instructions, I have kept out regular scouts and spies consisting of such a Number of mounted men, as [deleted text: may ] seemed sufficient to answer the desired effect, and I think whenever the scouts and spies are discontinued, [unclear text: though ] it might be proper to keep them out from the mouth of the Alcovahatch to the Morgan line, as that part of the frontier will be out of the protection of the encampment, and there has already been depredations in that quarter, which consisted of a [unclear text: Mill's ] being robed [robbed], and several horses stole last Thursday night. I have, in conformity to your request, been above the seven Islands, and made choice of a suitable place for an encampment on the [unclear text: land of a ] Mr. [unclear text: Chapman ] ,
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from whence there is a direct road to Monticello. You may inform the Contractor that he can get one hundred and forty or fifty barrels of corn at my plantation, from the young man that lives with me.
Your excellencies [excellency's] most Obt. [Obedient] Servant
[Signed] David Adams .
N B [Nota Bene] Mr. Scott lives [unclear text: near ] the camping ground [illegible text] one hundred and twenty beeves
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Letter from Major General David Adams, dated, "Jasper County Ocmulgee.
16th August 1813"
Indian War.-
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His Excellency David B. Mitchell Milledgeville [unclear text: Geo ]