- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Deposition of Stephen Heard, 1784 May 28 / sworn to [by] Stephen Heard
- Date of Original:
- 1784-05-28
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Treaties
Boundaries - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Wilkes County, 33.78195, -82.74323
- Medium:
- depositions
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- Having been summoned by Major Call, Surveyor General of the State of Georgia, to give information about the boundary line run in Wilkes County, Georgia, agreeable to a land cession in 1773, Stephen Heard gives a deposition on May 28, 1784. Heard recalls the running of the boundary line, particularly that the Creeks involved refused to let the surveyors run the line above the Tugelo (also Tugalo, Tugaloo) Path. He states that the Creeks would not act in accordance with the terms agreed upon at the treaty.
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:
- tcc240
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc240
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc240#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc240/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 23, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
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Being Called on By Major Call Surveyer [Surveyor] General of the State To Give Information Respecting the Boundary Lines of Wilkes County agreeable To Then cession
1773
To the Best of my Recollection the Creek Indians Gave up the Land To the Dividing Ridge Between Ogeeche and Okone and a Line was to Be Run to the South fork of ogeeche and also to be Extended up The [added text: Said ] Ridge to the then Called Andersons Corner and thence Twenty miles above the said Corner, But the Indians Refused Going above the Tugelo path which was Said to Be about five or Six miles where a Corner was made on Said path, But the then Acting Commissioners Complained much of not having their Complement of Land, But understood They Expected to Gain on Tugelo River, and the Line was Run to the north fork of Broad River and mark'd [marked] no further Because the Indians would not act according to their agreement at the Treaty.
Sworn to Before us This
28th Day of May 1784
[Signed] M Williamson. [unclear text: JD ]
[Signed] John King. [unclear text: P. ]
[Signed] Stephen Heard [added text (appears to be in different hand and ink): Gov Ga ]
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Deposition of Stephen Heard
Indian Land