- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Letter, 1814 Jan. 10, McIntosh County, Georgia / Francis Hopkins
- Creator:
- Hopkins, Francis
- Date of Original:
- 1814-01-10
- Subject:
- Indians of North America
Georgia--Politics and government--1775-1865 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- petitions
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- Letter from Francis Hopkins in McIntosh County, Georgia to (Georgia Governor Peter Early ?) dated January 10, 1814. Hopkins requests, on behalf of the people of the county, that the seacoast guard not be sent to the Indian frontier as ordered since British vessels have recently been sighted off the coast of Sapelo Island, Georgia. Hopkins explains that the settlers do not fear the Indians, but are wary of British spoliation.
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:
- tcc142
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc142
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc142#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc142/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 13.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
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McIntosh County
January 10th 1814
Dr [Dear] Sir
I am requested by a large portion of the Inhabitants of this County, as their Representative to pray your Excellency, to Countermand, the order for the marching of the Detachment to the Indian frontier, it is the opinion of the whole County, that, we have nothing to rear from Indian invasion, as they have sufficient employment at home, whilst our whole Sea Coast has much to apprehend from British Spoilation [Spoliation] . those men now under orders to March; are Drafted from the Sea Coast. leaving their Families and property completely exposed. a man stationed as a lookout on the Island of Sapelo, reported on the third that an armed Boat Landed the day before on the Beach from a Vessel in the Offing. Mr Sherwood, the man Stationed as above is confident they were enemy's. I requested him not to communicate this to the people as it would, I apprehended create great uneasiness without availing us any thing but requested Mr Sherwood
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to keep a vigilant Lookout giving the earliest information, if any suspicious Boat should [unclear text: again ] apear [appear] . if your Excellency should deem it expedient to gratify the wishes of the people of this County, you will greatly oblige me by writing me a few lines
I am with sentiments of the Highest respect and Esteem your Most Obd. [Obedient]
[Signed] Francis Hopkins
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Letter from Major Francis Hopkins of McIntosh County, dated
"January 10th 1814"
Indian War