- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Copy of the Cusata [i.e., Cusseta] King's talk delivered to [John Galphin], 1786 Apr. 11
- Date of Original:
- 1786-04-11
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Government relations
Choctaw Indians
Chickasaw Indians - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- speeches
official reports - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document is a copy of the Cusseta King's talk sent to John Galphin, April 11, 1786. The talk warns that the Spaniards have sent a talk to the Creeks at Tellico in which they are urged to turn against the white people in upper Georgia. They are informed that the Choctaws and Chickasaws are complying with this request and are receiving arms and ammunition. The Cussetas indicate their unwillingness to join stating that they are friends with the Americans, but some Creeks have already been persuaded and have embarked on a mission to murder whites on the Georgia frontiers. The Cusseta King requests that a peaceful talk from the Governor (of Georgia) be sent to the hostile parties in order to pacify them. John Galphin and Philip Scott intend to try to intercept the hostile groups and prevent them from committing any murders.
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:
- tcc205
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc205
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc205#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc205/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 12, document 04.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
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A talk from the Cusata King brought Down by the Second man of the [unclear text: Cowetes ] . as follows as we allways [always] was frends [friends] to the Amaricans we thought proper to let them know the bad talk o [of] the [deleted text: [unclear text: Spane ] ] Spanniards Sent [added text: us ] which is held in the Talleces and wants us to cum [come] Down to murder the white people on the frontears [frontiers] and that they will find us in Guns & amunation [ammunition] -- and that the Chacktaws and Chekesws has taken there [their] talk and Guns and Ammunition to turn out against the white people and [document damaged] of the upper towns, has taken there talk [deleted text: and ] and of the Lower towns, which is the Chehaws and I beleve [believe] they will turn out Soon if there is not a talk. Sent up from the Beloved people Down there, as Soon as posable [possible] to put a Stop to it [added text: the ] Cusetas Says they will not take there there [their] talk as they allways [always] held the [unclear text: Vergani ] people by they hand and will allways [always] be there [their] frend [friend] and will allways [always] let them know when there is a bad talk in the Nation. I thought propers Likewise to Acquant [Acquaint] my [deleted text: frend [friend] ] frends [friends] the [unclear text: Vergeni ] people that there was two partys [parties] gone out to kill people on the upper parts of Georgia
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And Likewise the [deleted text: the ] [unclear text: Breed ] Camps in the upper towns. has kild [killed] two white men on Cumberlen and is turn out again I have Sent to the Chekesaws to no [know] the the reason of there [their] [deleted text: talk ] taken there [their] talk, as they allways [always] was peasable [peaceable], and wishes them to remain peasable [peaceable] -- he likewise begs that the Honourable [Honorable] Governer [Governor] will Send him up a good talk that he may Still think they are frends [friends] and that he will try all that lays in his power to Stop the people from Doing any murder Down hear [here], with out there is aman [a man] that is [document damaged: well acquainted ] with the Indians and gave them a good talk they will be murder [document damaged] [added text: done ] Shortly -- [deleted text: the ] he likewise begs that [deleted text: the ] his honour [honor] . the Governer [Governor], [document damaged: will ] Send up Soon as posable [possible]
A true Coppy [Copy] of the Cusata Kings talk Delivered to me at the Oconies the
11th of Apriel [April] 1786 if the Honourable Governer [Honorable Governor] thinks proper my Self and Philip Scott will go up and beleve [believe] can Stop them from Doing any murder.
[Signed] [unclear text: Jno. [John] ] Galphin