- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter], 1825 Mar., Newnan, [Georgia to] G[eorge] M. Troup, Governor [of Georgia], Milledgeville, G[eorgi]a / Chilly McIntosh
- Creator:
- McIntosh, Chilly
- Date of Original:
- 1825-03-00
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Treaties
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- official reports
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- Letter dated March 1825 from Chilly McIntosh to Georgia Governor George M. Troup explaining the strife in the Creek Nation due to disagreement over the recent Treaty of Indian Springs, 1825, signed by Creek leader William McIntosh, his son Chilly, and others, ceding most of the remaining Creek territory in the southeast. Chilly is concerned about the threat of those Creeks hostile to the treaty signers and informs Troup of their recent meetings in Broken Arrow and elsewhere.
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:
- tcc188
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc188
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc188#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc188/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:
- 2 pages/leaves
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 78, folder 06, document 03.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
His Excellency G. M. Troup Milledgeville Ga
Letter
Chilly McIntosh
dated
3d [3rd] March 1825
Answered
5th March 1825
Treaty
Page: [2]
Newnan
[unclear text: 5th ] March 1825
Governor
I take authority to inform you since we left you we [unclear text: haven ] got home consequence of Hostile, I met my Friends at Flint River. William Miller, and [illegible text] tustonuggee and they tell me that they ran them of threaden [off threatened] to kill them, Cut their throad [throat] and sit up by the road for show, they are determine to die on their own Country, and they appoint men to kill seven chiefs Genl [General] McIntosh miself [myself] Joseph Marshall Samuel Hawkins, James Island Etomme tustenuggee and Col [Colonel] W Miller, and Since the treaty the Hostile party been in coucil [council] second time in Broke arrow and now at this time they all at [unclear text: Tobatchee ] holding council, they haven [haven't] Broke up yet, but we understand that they sent memorial on to President to not interfear [interfere] with them, let them settle among themself [themselves], [unclear text: never ] assist us, now [know] doubt they determine to distroy [destroy] us, if they could, and my Father we parted at the Indian Spring on way home since I heard the news I sent runers [runners] on to him not to stay one moment at home, but meet me at this place, excuse my hand writing, and this is not half I know, but the bearer of this letter is in hurry, Remain your Son
[Signed] Chilly McIntosh
[deleted text: Chilly ]
[deleted text: Chilly ] [added text (appears to be different hand): [unclear text: Chi ] ]