- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Letter, 1825 Apr. 12, Lock,chau Talo-fau or Acre Town [to] Geo[rge] M. Troup, [Governor of Georgia], Milledgeville, Georgia / Gen[era]l William McIntosh
- Creator:
- McIntosh, William, approximately 1775-1825
- Date of Original:
- 1825-04-12
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Land tenure
Creek Indians--Treaties - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- Letter dated April 12, 1825 from Creek leader General William McIntosh to Georgia Governor (and McIntosh's cousin) George M. Troup. In reply to Troup's correspondence, McIntosh gives his consent to survey and run the boundary line between the United States and Creek Nation according to the recent Treaty of Indian Springs, 1825. McIntosh discusses the potential for hostility from Creeks opposed to the treaty and voices his confidence in Troup and the federal government to defend and protect the treaty signers. He mentions difficulties with John Crowell (federal agent to the Creeks), arrangements for further property sales, and his intention to go see the territory west of the Mississippi River. The Creek leader Little Prince notifies McIntosh of an upcoming meeting in Broken Arrow. 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:
- tcc183
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc183
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc183#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc183/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 78, folder 05, document 08.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
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His Excellency Geo. M. Troup Milledgeville Georgia
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Lockchau -- Talo fau or Acre Town
April 12 1825
His Excellency
The Governor of Georgia,
I have received your letter of the
29th of March and of 4th Inst. [Instant] in both of which you ask of me to State our resolution in giving Consent to the Survey and running off the Country we lately ceeded [ceded], and now occupy. -- You State there will no danger in Consequence of the ratification of the Treaty of any Hostility -- And if bad men Stir up Strifes [Strife] and excite bad passions Amongst the Indians, you will have them punished, and the President will as so too -- And that your Agent had reported to you, that the Indians opposed to the Treaty are now friendly -- that they think of No Mischief.
With regard to the disposition of the Indians who opposed the Treaty, and with regard of the danger to the party who on our part made the Treaty, we wish that, the belief, of your Excellency may be realized.
As to the disposition of your Excellency and the President of the United States to punish bad men who intermeddle to Stir up Strifes [Strife] amongst us, we are well satisfied of; We know you can and will Cause Such Men to be punished, and will protect the Nation from such influences, and defend those who signed the Treaty. --
I have been, however, at some loss in making up my mind; and Must Confess to you the embarrassment I have labored under. Ever Since the President of the United States have had agents residing amongst us, We have universaly [universally] Considered it our duty to consult him on all important Matters that relate to the General Government, or the Government of any particular State, Considering him the legal and proper Organ through whoom [whom] all official
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Correspondence Should pass in relation to our Interests appurtaining [appertaining] to the Treaties made with our Nation and the United States.
Some differences existing between the present Agent of the Creek Nation and myself, and not having any Confidence in this advice, I have determined to Act according to the dictates of my best judgement, which results, in the determination to agree to the request of your Excellency in giving my Consent, and in behalf of the Nation who signed the Treaty, their Consent that the land lately ceeded [ceded] to the United States at the Indian Springs, May be runn [run] off, and Surveyed Whenever you [unclear text: may ] or the General Government of the United States have no objection, and the Agent of the Creek Nation with the party he influences, does not make any objection or opposition to running and Surveying the land, Myself, and the Cheiffs [Cheifs] and Indians who were in favor of the late Teraty [Treaty], do not object. We give our Consent. --
(I request of your Excellency to publish in some of the public Newspapers, that, persons wishing to make purchases of property of any kind, or to buy out our improvements for the balance of our term, Must first attend at my house and enroll their names specifying the kind of property purchased, and from whoom [whom], Noting the residence of each party -- All such persons we shall Consider Comeing [Coming] amongst us as fair Traders, and all Such as may Settle on land improved or not, in the bounds of the late Treaty will be Considered by us, and Reported as intruders to your Excellency if they do not comply with those terms. --
I remain Your friend & Brother)
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I have this moment recd. [received] notification from the Little Prince wirting [writing] me and the Chieffs [Cheifs] in this quarter to attend a meeting of the Nation at Broken Arrow on the 19th Instant -- My own health will not permit me, probably to attend the meeting in person, but all of my Cheiffs [Chiefs] will go -- I have determined, if my health permits, to accompany the delegation to the Western Country in our exploring tour, so soon as we receive the money which we desired you to obtain for us through the Commissioners.
Your friend & Brother
[Signed] William McIntosh
Letter
Genl. [General] William McIntosh
dated Lock Chau - Talo - fau
12 April 1825
Survey Indian Country
Answer Written
16th April 1825.
[unclear text: Comd. ] to Legislature
1625 May 1825