- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Letter, 1825 Mar. 29, Chatahochee [sic, Georgia] to George M. Troup [Governor of Georgia] / W[illa]m McIntosh
- Creator:
- McIntosh, William, approximately 1775-1825
- Date of Original:
- 1825-03-29
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Treaties
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- Letter dated March 29, 1825 from Creek Chief William McIntosh via Samuel Hawkins to Georgia Governor (and McIntosh's cousin) George M. Troup. McIntosh inquires about the ratification of a recent treaty (probably the Treaty of Indian Springs, 1825) and the hostilities that may follow. He also asks Troup for two thousand dollars which he promises to pay back when the first treaty payment is made. McIntosh was killed on April 30, 1825 by Creeks opposed to the treaty.
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:
- tcc182
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc182
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc182#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc182/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 07.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Letter
Wm [William] McIntosh
29 March 1825
[unclear text: Indian ] territory
[unclear text: Comd. ] to the Legislature
23 May 1825
Page: [2]
Chatahochee
29 March 1825
To his excellency George M. Troup
My Friend sir I take the liberty of sending [unclear text: Sl. [Samuel] ] Hawkins to you by we [unclear text: seeing ] in the newspaper your proclamation [deleted text: of ] stating that the treaty was ratifyed [ratified] by the president & and senate we see in the papers of where Crowel had wrote to the Department that the Cheifs [Chiefs] of the lower grade that had signed the treaty & we see where he says that there will be hostility with us if the [unclear text: us. ] states [document damaged] the treaty we have not [unclear text: aney [any] ] ways into [document damaged] [illegible text] in danger until he comes home & Comence [commence] hostility & urge it himself on us if the treaty is ratifyed [ratified] if you can let [unclear text: Sl. [Samuel] ] Hawkins have two thousand Dollars or stand his security in the Bank to that [added text: amount ] we will send me on now to look at the [unclear text: Country ] for to trye [try] to move away this fall the money [illegible text] if lone [loan] to us will be payd [paid] back as soon as the money comes on to pay the first payment of the treatys aney [treaties any] information that you Can give him will be satisfacktorey [satisfactory] to us your Dear friend &
[Signed] Wm [William] McIntosh [added text (appears to be different ink and hand): all written by McIntosh ]
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Genl Wm [General William] McIntosh
[unclear text: ad ]