- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Talk from the White Bird King in answer to [Joseph] Ellicot[t]'s talk delivered 1791 Nov. 8 at Rock Landing [Baldwin County, Georgia]
- Creator:
- White Bird King
- Date of Original:
- 1791-11-08
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Government relations
- Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- speeches
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document is a talk from the White Bird King, a Creek Indian leader, in response to a talk delivered to the Lower Creeks by Joseph Ellicott. The talk indicates the acceptance of the peaceful talks sent by President George Washington, Henry Knox (Secretary of War), and Creek leader Alexander McGillivray. The White Bird King further expresses his rejection of the influence of William A. Bowles, whose troublesome talks had been introduced among the Creeks. The talk is dated November 8, 1791 at Rock Landing (Baldwin County, Georgia).
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:
- tcc215
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc215
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc215#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc215/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 14.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
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Talk from the White Bird King --
Indian
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Talk from the White Bird King in answer to Mr. Ellicot's talk delivered
Eigth [Eight] November 1791at Rock Landing
He has a Talk which he is going to give, since the runners from the nation have come down and the Talks they brought delivered he sees every thing is straight-
He has been with you and eat with you and drank with you him and his People and everything is in peace and plenty --
He Saw General Washington, General Knox and General McGillivery all together and their Talks were all Straight
The Nation takes their Talks and no others. They all consented to take their talks and did so until Mr. Bowles came among them and he had Spoiled the Talks. This he has from his poeple [people] and his Warriors who have come down he should have know about it had he been in the Nation at the time --
He expects that what General Washington told him will prove true, that places would be fixed upon on this side the river for the Indians to and trade at, Swap their horse for goods have their guns &c [et cetera] repaired and he yet expects this will be the case.
He hopes we are all at peace at this time that there is no blood to be Spilt on either side as he take you by the hand himself and all his people --
The [unclear text: Mole ] has brought down the Talk from Bowles confesses he did bring it from Bowles, but he is better pleased with your talks than Bowles's and he hopes there was no harm done by him in bringing the Letter --