- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Letter [with enclosure], 1814 May 4, Ockmulgee [i.e., Ocmulgee to] Peter Early, [Governor of Georgia], Milledgeville, Georgia / Major General David Adams
- Creator:
- Adams, David, 1766-1834
- Date of Original:
- 1814-05-04
- Subject:
- Creek Indians
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- orders (military records)
official reports - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- Letter dated May 4, 1814 from Major General David Adams, Ocmulgee to Georgia Governor Peter Early, Milledgeville, Georgia about Adams sending spies to the Tallapoosa River at Early's request. Adams has sent two men that he says he can depend on into the Creek Nation as spies: James Moore and James Taylor. A copy of the instructions for these men explaining their duty in detail is enclosed.
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:
- tcc148
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc148
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc148#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc148/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 31, document 05.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
His Excellency Peter Early Milledgeville
Monticello
6th May 1814 10
Page: [2]
Ockmulgee
4th May 1814
Dear sir
on the
30 of April I received your letter of the 26th on the subject of Spies to the Tallapoosa river, I have started two spies this day according to your [deleted text: wish ] orders- James Moore and James Taylor are the men Moore was my guide last winter to the Tallapoosa I enclose your Excellency a coppy [copy] of of of [of] their instructions -- if I had not got men who I could depend on I should have went myself -- your plan of discovery and the reasons why [added text: you wish ] it executed is excellent -- I have been at the point of death sinc [since] I saw you last but at this time I am doing very well-
I am with due esteem yours [illegible text]
[Signed] David Adams
His Excellency Peter Early
Page: [3]
3rd May 1814
To James Moore and James Taylor
I am authorised by His Excellency Governor Early to appoint you both [deleted text: as ] spies -- you will proceed in the most secret manner to the Tallapoosa river in the Creek Nation and examine the country from the Toocabachee old field down the river to the old Oakfusky town and ascertain in as secret a way as you can whither [whether] there is any hostile [added text: Indians ] in that neighbourhood [neighborhood] or not -- you will report to me on your return without delay
[Signed] David Adams I had to promise those men fourty [forty] dollars each
Page: [4]
Letter
Major General David Adams
dated
4 May 1814
Indian War