- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter with orders] 1789 June 18, [to] Colonel Jesse Sanders / by order of General [John] Twiggs ; [sent by] Tho[ma]s Watkins
- Date of Original:
- 1789-06-18
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Treaties
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- orders (military records)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document is a letter containing military orders from General John Twiggs directed to Colonel Jesse Sanders, and prepared by Thomas Watkins. Sanders is ordered to report, with his troops, to Rock Landing (Baldwin County, Georgia) to assist the commissioners gathered there for the negotiation of a treaty with the Creek Indians. Dated June 18, 1789.
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:
- tcc236
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc236
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc236#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc236/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:
- 3 pages/leaves
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 78, folder 20, document 04.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
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Public Service. Lieut Colo. [Lieutenant Colonel] Jesse Saunders of the lower [document damaged: Battalion ]
Page: [2]
Brigade Orders.
Middle District
18th June 1789
Colonel Saunders
Sir
By request of General Twiggs, I take the liberty to inform you that it is his wish you should take command of One hundred men who are ordered to attend the hon'ble [honorable] the commissioners at the Treaty at the Rock landing the 20th Inst. [Instant]
I must therefore request you will proceed to the Big shoals of Ogeechee immediately -- if they should be gone on to the rock landing please
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to follow on. Please to attend to any directions the Commissioners may [deleted text: have ] give.
By order of Genl. [General] Twiggs,
[Signed] Tho. [Thomas] Watkins [unclear text: A:DC ]