- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Receipt for payment of] John Galphin, 1786 Oct. 30, Camp Shoulderbone, [Georgia]
- Date of Original:
- 1786-10-30
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Treaties
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- receipts (financial records)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document is a receipt, dated October 30, 1786, for the account of John Galphin, a wealthy adopted Creek who assisted the Commissioners for Indian Affairs at the negotiation of the Treaty of Shoulder Bone between the United States and the Creek Indians (signed November 3, 1786). Payment for Galphin was made to Edward Keating whose signature appears on the receipt, along with that of John Habersham, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners.
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:
- tcc209
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc209
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc209#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc209/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 08.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Camp Shoulderbone
30th. October 1786
Sir,
Please to pay to Messrs. [Misters] Edward Keating & Compy. [Company] Twenty Six pounds Seven Shillings Sterling which place to Account of Services of
Your mo. hble Servt. [most humble Servant]
[Signed] John. Galphin To -- John Habersham, Esq. Chairman to the Hon.ble. [Honorable] The Commissioners
Accepted.
[Signed] John Habersham . Chairman B. C. [Board of Commissioners]
Page: [2]
Recd. [Received] this
22d. Nov. [November] 1786 from Major Habersham by the Hands of Rob [Robert] Forsyth the within Twenty six pounds seven shillings.
For Edwd. [Edward] Keating & Co.
[Signed] JM Simmons
John Galphin Order -- Paid £26.7.0