- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Letter, 1825 May 3, Line Creek, Fayette Co[unty], Georgia to Col[onel] Duncan G. Campbell and Major James Meriwether, U[nited] S[tates] Comm[issione]rs / Peggy and Susannah McIntosh
- Creator:
- McIntosh, Peggy
- Contributor to Resource:
- McIntosh, Susannah
- Date of Original:
- 1825-05-03
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Treaties
Creek Indians--Crimes against
McIntosh, William, approximately 1775-1825--Assassination
Hawkins, Samuel, d. 1825--Assassination
Tustunnuggee, Etome, d. 1825--Assassination - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- reports
petitions - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- Letter dated May 3, 1825 from Peggy and Susannah McIntosh, wives of the late Creek leader William McIntosh, to U.S. Commissioners Duncan G. Campbell and James Meriwether. The women relate that hundreds of Creeks opposed to the Treaty of Indian Springs, 1825, signed by William McIntosh and others converged on McIntosh's estate, killing him, Tome (also, Etomme) Tustunnuggee, and Samuel Hawkins (husband of Jane "Jinny" Hawkins). William's son Chilly managed to escape the party of Creeks led by Intockunge, Thloc-co-cosco mico, and Munnauho (also, Menewa), who were ordered to kill those who signed the treaty. Peggy and Susannah describe the dire situation of those who have fled and beg the commissioners to remember their pledge to assist and protect them. For another version of this letter see tcc191 of the Southeastern Native American Documents Database.
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:
- tcc193
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc193
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc193#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc193/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 7A, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
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May 3. 1825 Line Creek Fayette Co. [County]
To Col. [Colonel] Duncan G. Campbell and Major James Meriwether U.S. Commrs [Commissioners] Gentlemen,
When you see this letter stained with the blood of my husband the last drop of which is now spilt for the friendship he has shown for your people, I know you will remember your pledge to us in behalf of your nation, that in the worst of events you would assisst [assist] and protect us. And when I tell you that at day light on Saturday morning last hundreds of the Hostiles surrounded our house, and instantly murdered Genl [General] McIntosh & Tome Tustunnugge, by shooting near one hundred balls into them (Chilly and Moody Kennard making their escape thru [through] a window) they then commenced burning and plundering in the most unprincipled way so that [added text: here ] I am driven from the ashes of my smoking dwelling, left with nothing but my poor little naked hungary [hungry] children, who need some immediate aid from our white friends, and we lean upon you while you lean upon your government. About the same time of the morning that they committed the horrid act on
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the General another party caught Col. Saml. Hawkins, and kept him tied until about 3 oclock [o'clock] when the chiefs returned from our house and gave orders for his execution in the same way, and refused to leave his implements to cover his body up with, so that it was left exposed to the Fowls of the air and the beasts of the Forest, and Jinny and her child are here, in the same condition as we are -- this party consisted principally of [unclear text: Oakfuskies ], [unclear text: Talledgas ] & Muckfaws, tho' [though] there were others with them -- The Chiefs that appeared to head the party were [unclear text: Intockunge ] of Muckfaw, Thloc-co-cos-co Mico of [unclear text: Arpachoochee ] Munnawho, but I know not where [unclear text: he ] was from, who said they were Ordered to do it by the Little Prince and Hopoith yoholo, and that they were supported and encouraged in it by the Agent and the Chiefs that was left after the Big Warriors death in a Council at Broken Arrow where they decreed that they would murder all the Chiefs who had any hand in selling the Land, and burn & destroy and take away all they had, and then send on to the President that he should not have the land I have not heard
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of the murder of any others but expect all are dead that could be catchd [caught] . But by reason of a [illegible text] in the Chattahochee they could not get Col. Miller nor [unclear text: Hogey ] McIntosh nor the [unclear text: Darisaw ] s, and they and Chilly are gone to the Governor -- Our Country is in a most ruined state so far as I have heard (tho [though] by reason of the high waters word has not circulated fast) all have fled from their homes in our parts and taken refuge among their White friends, and I learn there are now at Genl. Wares (near this place) from 150 to 200 of them who are afraid to go to their homes to get a grain of what little corn they have to eat, much more to try to make any move, and if you and your people do not assist us, God help us we must die either by the sword or the famin [famine] this moment Genl. [General] Ware has come in and with in a few minutes start with a few men and a few friendly Indians, to try to get a little something for us to eat. I hope so soon as you read this, you will lay it before the Governor and the President that they may know our miserable condition & afford us relief as soon as possible. I followed them to their camp about 1 1/2 miles to try to beg of them something to cover the dead with, but it was denied me
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tryed [tried ] also to get a Horse to take my little children and some provisions to last us to the White settlements which was given up to me and then taken Back and had it not have been for some White men who assisted in burying the dead and getting us to the White settlements, we should have been worse off than we were if possible -- before I close I must remark that the whole of the party so far as I know them were hostile during the War.
[Signed] Peggy & Susannah McIntosh
Letters
Mrs McIntoshs'
3d [3rd] May 1825
Murder of Genl [General] McIntosh
[unclear text: blood of McIntosh ]
[unclear text: Comd. to ] Legislature
[unclear text: 22 ] May 1825