- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter], 1782 Aug. 11, Silver Bluff, Georgia to Govorner [sic] John Martin, Georgia / Patrick Carr
- Creator:
- Carr, Patrick
- Date of Original:
- 1782-08-11
- Subject:
- Indians of North America--Claims against
Georgia--Politics and government--1775-1865 - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- official reports
military records - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- Letter dated August 11, 1782 from Capt. Patrick Carr to Georgia Governor John Martin. Carr reports about groups of men committing robberies and murders in the frontier area of Burke County. These crimes and fear of Indian attacks have caused many settlers to abandon the area, including the Ogeechee settlement. Only Galphin's settlement in the Old Town remains populated through force. He asks for guidance as to how he should proceed.
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:
- tcc271
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc271
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc271#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc271/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:
- 4 pages/leaves
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 38F, folder Martin 21a, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Silver Bluff
the 11th August 1782
Dr [Dear] Sir
This is to Acquaint your Honour [Honor] with the Situation of things at present in the part of the Country and to Desire your Directions how I shall act, there is a number of fellows about, Some give up to the Millitia [Militia] Officers, and numbers still sculking [skulking] about their homes, they are Chiefly fellows who stole out of Savannah before and about the fall of the Town, I have got the Copy of the Oaths & the enlistment from the Honble. Genl. [Honorable General] Wayne, but I have been so Exceedingly ill since I got home that I have been obliged to keep my bed, I am now upon the Recovery, and I hope well able to put in Execution your Honours [Honor's] Orders as soon as I receive them, it is with the Greatest grief that I have been Laid up Sick, While poor travelers has been annoy'd [annoyed] by that infernel [infernal] set of Outliars [Outliers] with Sam Moor, I have sent parties out without sucsess [success], But you [your] Honour [Honor] may Depend as soon as I get able to ride I will make them Shy or catch them -- they have all got Wives who harbours [harbors] them and their plundered property, and without the men is killed or the Women Secured these will be no end the Roberies [Robberies] & Plunders committed in Georgia
Page: [2]
but your Honour [Honor] may depend that my best Exertions Shall be used in Suppressing those Troublesom [Troublesome] set of villians [villains] who are a pest to Sosiety [Society], & to full fill and put in force What ever Orders I shall receive from your Honour [Honor] from time to time -- you may depend their is some of the Worst of men now up among us. I dare say only waiting for an Opportunity to do mischief and to [unclear text: Slip ] off But it is in your power by giving me orders how to Act to put a stop to them -- [unclear text: Ogeechee ] Settlement in Burk is intirely [entirely] abandoned, by the Indians Coming in and now and then Picking of a [unclear text: Tory ], they have killed never a Whigg yet, but it has thrown them into such [unclear text: Fever ] it has made them all fly to Buck head
Mr Galphins Settlement at the Old Town Still Stands by my persuation [persuasion], if that is broak [broke] up Burk County will certainly follow, their [there] is [unclear text: Several Desineing [Designing] ] Men thats [added text: wants ] it Done by trying to Secure the people that is Settled there that they mite [might] so [sow] the ruin of the County -- I have got Some half Breeds to live there that has give themselves up to me, as soon as I get able to rede [ready] & assist the people on the Line I hope I shall have it my power to persuad [persuade] them to return to their former places of Abode through the order I formaly [formally] Receved [Received] from you [your] Honour [Honor]
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I reman [remain] Dr [Dear] Sir with Respect Your Honours [Honor's] Truly Devoted and Obedt. [Obedient] Humble Servent [Servant]
[Signed] Patrick Carr P. S. I have just Recd. [Received] Inteligence [Intelligence] of a Party of the Traders Coming into give them selves up, and Chiefly from the Lower Towns -- and in a few Days after I hope to wait upon you in [document damaged : person to ] give you an Account of my Proceedings with them
Page: [4]
Capt. Patrick Carr
11th August 1782 Silver Bluff
Publick [Public] Service
To the Honourable [Honorable] John Martin Esqr. [Esquire] Govorner [Governor] & Comander [Commander] in Chief of the State of Georgia
Military
copied
Indian