- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter], 1786 Oct. 26 to the honorable Board of Commissioners / John Galphin
- Creator:
- Galphin, John
- Date of Original:
- 1786-10-26
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Land tenure
Indians, Treatment of - Location:
- United States, Southern States, 33.346678, -84.119434
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- Letter of October 26, 1786 from John Galphin to the Board of Commissioners communicating a message from the Tallassee King, a Creek Indian leader, concerning grants of land and murders for which satisfaction has been demanded.
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:
- tcc175
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc175
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc175#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc175/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 78, folder 04, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
A letter from John Galphin esqr. [esquire] --
October 26th 1786
To The Honorable Board of Commissioners
Indian affair
1786
Page: [2]
the 25 October 1786
Gentlemen
the Tallecee King got me to rite [write] you. and says that he allways [always] was a frend [friend] to the Amaricans; and is Sorry to think that they woud [would] not beleve [believe] what he Says. he Says likewise that he is [unclear text: Short ] of Satisfaction for the people kild [killed] on the [unclear text: Oconee ] and is Determend [Determined] to have it and he is Sorry that they woud [would] Demand any of his people here as the [they] are all frends [friends] and that he is Determend [Determined] on Satisfaction if the Amaricans Chuse [Choose] to
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Send any one up with them or after to See it Dun [Done] the better as the Amaricans will be satisfyd [Satisfied] if there is any one to See the murders [murderers] kild [killed] he likewise begs that you wont [deleted text: [illegible text] ] Stop any of his people as Satisfaction Shall be given amedently [immediately] and he is Determend [Determined] to make the grants of land good what he has given up; I will be glad that you will be so good as to Send me answer
I have the Honour [Honor]
to be your Most Obt. [Obedient]
Servant
[Signed] John Galphin