- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Letter, 1813 Apr. 29, Twiggs County [to] David B. Mitchell, Milledgeville, Georgia / Samuel Alexander
- Creator:
- Alexander, Samuel
- Date of Original:
- 1813-04-29
- Subject:
- Indians of North America
Surveyors
Georgia--Description and travel - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- official reports
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- Letter dated April 29, 1813 from Samuel Alexander in Twiggs County, Georgia to Georgia Governor David B. Mitchell, describing a survey tour of the area he has undertaken at the request of Mitchell. Alexander outlines the route he has taken, giving descriptions of the natural environment, and he mentions that the last physical sign of Indian activity in the area was made five or six weeks ago.
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:
- tcc140
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc140
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc140#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc140/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:
- 3 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 11.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
April 29th 1813
Sir,
Agreeable to your orders I Set out on my Tower [Tour] in Company With Maj. James Patton & Capt. Richard Smith on Friday the 23rd Inst. [Instant] and Crossed the Oakmulgey River at Braddeys [illegible text] place after Crossing Continued up the Swamp opposite Fort Hawkins, Then took Barnetts Trail two milds [miles], finding a path leading the direction of The River Continued it off and on Untill [Until] I was of oppinion [opinion] that we were low enough for the lower part of the County- finding a path Leading off from the River traced it Several milds [miles] and then turned for the River again struck the low grounds and continued up the Swamp untill [until] we struck the Trail, We Discovered Several paths that led to the River & apeared [appeared] like Crossing places No Late Sign of Indians the latest apeared [appeared] about five or six Weeaks [Weeks] past -- The Distance Supposed about forty
Page: [2]
milds [miles] -- The water Courses as follows Down The Trace from opposite The Fort Seven milds [miles] to Gum [deleted text: Swamp ] Creeak [Creek] and one mild [mile] To [unclear text: Tobisofkey ] of a Thick Swamp The Latter of The [illegible text] Swimming & The Swamp allmost [almost] Impassible. Eight milds [miles] To The Six [illegible text] on [one] of Whitch [Which] was Swimming The Swamp intollirable [intolerable] More danger may be apprehended from Those Two Swamps Than from any other part of the Rout [Route] Seven milds [miles] to Sandy Runn Five milds [miles] to Cypress Two milds [miles] to Richland Creeak [Creek] & four milds [miles] to Rockey Creeak [Creek] The last stream worthy of note -- The Hors [Horse] flies & other Insects I Cant [Can't] Undertake To describe -- The Routs [Routes] Cant [Can't] Well be kept up by [added text: one ] Set of Men To do justice, or it would kill man & horse, As sutch [such] I shall beg leav [leave] To have it in my power To oppoint [appoint] another person if I should fail, I shall set out tomorrow morning for a nother [another] Tower [Tour] & on my return will write you again, & by That Time can form a better Idea What Will Compensate --
I am sir with respect yours
[Signed] Saml. [Samuel] Alexander
Page: [3]
F [Fort] Hawkins
4th May 1813 8
His Excellency David B. Mitchell Milledgeville
Letter from Colol. [Colonel] Samuel Alexander of Twiggs County dated
26th April 1813
Indian War