- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1783 Nov. 6, Augusta [to] Governor [of Georgia] Lyman Hall / Elijah Clarke
- Creator:
- Clarke, Elijah, 1733-1799
- Date of Original:
- 1783-11-06
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Treaties
Creek Indians--Land tenure - People:
- Hall, Lyman, 1724-1790--Correspondence
Clarke, Elijah, 1733-1799--Correspondence - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- official reports
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document is a letter, dated November 6, 1783, written by Elijah Clarke in Augusta to Lyman Hall, Governor of Georgia (1783-1784), announcing the completion of a treaty with the Creek Indians in which the Creeks ceded land up to the Oconee River. Clarke also requests back payments due him either in cash or in land.
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:
- tcc273
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc273
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc273#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc273/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 39, folder Hall 09, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
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augusta
6th novr [November] 1783
Dear Sir,
[deleted text: where I so ]
I now have the pleasure to inform you that we have compleated [completed] the Session with the Creek Indians and have got the land as far as the oconies, and make no doubt but numbers of Inhabitance [inhabitants] will be out from other stats [states] in order to settle the land between this and the spring of the year
you remember [unclear text: sir ] when I saw you in augusta last I was shewing you an account of goods which I supplied the Indian department with agreeable to your order when the credit of this state was at a very low ebb which you was good enough to say you would do your Indeavor [Endeavor] to have the matter Settled as soon as posable [possible] and as the Sum is something Considerable and I am much pushd [pushed] for cash must request you would have the matter settled, but Knowing that cash is hard to be come at, and that your honour [honor] was Investd [Invested] with power to dispose of confiscated property to defray such expense
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would by leave to Inform your Hons [Honors] that I would be willing to purchase a plantation in Richmond County formerly the property of James Ingram Known by the name of oake Hall, on the same condition that general Twigs purchased [purchased] a lot in augusta for the same payments, that is to have it valued by two Justices of the peace or good [unclear text: free ] Holders and then to have possesion [possession], and after haveing [having] it valued have it set up at [illegible text] for cash and if it sells for more than it is valued at let the highest bidder take it and let me be paid the money which I am sure your Hon [Honor] will comply with, the Sum dew [due] is near 200 pound and Colo [Colonel] Middleton has supplyd [supplied] the Commissioner with some horses for the Indians which we have drawn on your hons [Honors] for, which I will likewise discharge on Condition you think proper to let me have the plantation, I should not have troubled you at this time but the time of sails [sales] begins in Richmond County the
18 day of [unclear text: Inst. ] therefore hope you will give a decisive answar [answer] as should you incline to let me have the
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Land Shall want to put in a winter crop but should the land be Valued to more than what government is in dew [due] me and Colo [Colonel] Middleton will not want as [illegible text] credet [credit] as what I have given [unclear text: him ] but be leave [believe] there will be but little danger of it being valued so high, but perhaps you might think if the land was sold for one half cash and the other credet [credit] it might answar [answer] a better purpose if so I should have no objection as I asure [assure] you I had rather have the cash than the land, but hope you will give me an answar [answer] so that I may take Emediate [Immediate] possesion [possession] of the land or have it sold that I may recd [received] the cash
I have the honr [honor] to be your Honour [Honor] Most obd Humb Sart [obedient Humble Servant]
[Signed] Elijah Clark [added text (appears to be different ink and hand): I note differences in his signature: He said he was illiterate & dictated all [unclear text: such ] ] His Honor Lymon Hall Esq [Esquire] Govenor [Governor] of Georgia
Ps the plantation was bid of at the former sals [sales] and rented out but the conditions of sail [sale] not [unclear text: compled [complied] ] with should be glad if you incline to let me have the land you would give some discretion respecting the Rent
[Signed] EC [added text: [deleted text: To his H ] ]
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Colo. [Colonel] Elijah Clark
6th Novre [November] 1783
Subject
Treaty with Creek Indians as far as Oconee.
Treaty
1783