- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter], 1824 Dec. 8 to the Commissioners / Little Prince ... [et al.]
- Date of Original:
- 1824-12-08
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Relocation
Indian land transfers - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- Letter dated December 8, 1824 from Creek council members the Little Prince, Opothle Yoholo, William McIntosh, Hopoy Hadgo, William Hambly, and Chilly McIntosh to United States Commissioners concerning government relations between the Creeks and the United States, especially land issues. The council reminds the commissioners of the peace between the Creek Nation and the U.S. and asks the commissioners and president to forgo the agreement concerning land rights made with Georgia. They express concern about removal, believing that removing beyond the Mississippi River will destroy the Creek Nation and will not guarantee freedom from further encroachments.
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:
- tcc180
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc180
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc180#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc180/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 05, document 05.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
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Reply, from the Council to the Commissioners
8th Decr. [December] 1824
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[illegible text]
8th Decr. [December] 1824
In Genl [General] Council Friends & Brothers
On Saturday last we received you as members of our Fathers Family.
The Pipe, as a token of Peace, was offered to you and you received it -- the right hand of Friendship was extended to you, and you did not refuse it -- . Your Talk was that you were sent to us by our Father the President of the United States. -- that you would in two days report to us Our Fathers talk -- You have in part done so -- You have told us, that "upwards of twenty ago a bargain was made between the United States & Georgia" that "The United States agreed to purchase for Georgia all the lands lying within certain limits" &c. [et cetera] -- The agreement between our Father the President of the U. S. and our Brothers of Georgia we have never before this time been acquainted with, nor are we now convinced that any agreement between the United States and the State of Georgia will have the effect of eliminating The affections of a
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a just Parent from a part of his children or aggrandizing the one, by the downfall and ruin of the other -- That ruin is the almost inevitable consequence of a removal beyond the Mississippi, we are convinced
It is true, very true, that we are "surrounded by white people", -- that there are encroachments made -- What appearances have we that similar ones will not be made on us, should we deem it proper to accept your offer and remove beyond the Mississippi? -- and how do we know that we would not be encroaching on the people of other nations
We will await your next communication entertaining the hope that you will then acquaint us with the whole of your Talk.
We have all confidence in our Father the President, and in yourselves as commissioned by him and are convinced that you will deal justly by us --
As we have met friends we wish to continue to let the result of our meeting be as it may.
Your Friends & Brothers,
[Signed] Little Prince his X mark
[Signed] Hopoy Hadgo his X mark
[Signed] O. Poithle Yoholo his X Mark Speaker of the Upper Creeks
[Signed] Wm [William] Hambly
[Signed] Wm. [William] McIntosh his X Mark Speaker of the Nation
[Signed] Chilly McIntosh Clerk of the National