- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1786 Nov. 1, Cumberland [to] the Governor of Georgia / William Davenport
- Creator:
- Davenport, William
- Date of Original:
- 1786-11-01
- Subject:
- Choctaw Indians--Government relations
Chickasaw Indians--Government relations - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- official reports
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document is a letter from William Davenport to the Governor of Georgia, dated November 1, 1786. Davenport writes from Cumberland that the Spanish have been trying to convince the Choctaws to accept their gifts and rise in opposition to the Americans. A Choctaw chief warns Davenport that his power to restrain his young men from accepting the Spanish goods is waning. Davenport also informs the governor that Creek leader Alexander McGillivray is well supplied with arms by the Spanish.
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:
- tcc281
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc281
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc281#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc281/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 40A, folder Telfair29, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
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Sir
After The Talks was held in the Choctaw Nation Frances [unclear text: Mastubbey ] desired I would attend his [illegible text] when I found him and Some of his Principale Chieffs [Principal Chiefs], They Privately informed me it was with dificulty [difficulty] they Kept their young Warriors from Going to Recover the Presants [Presents] that was than [then] offered to them, and if Something was not done for them by the Big Moon in Feby [February] he Should be obliged to Receive the Spaniards, or his warriors would do it and Never Pay any attention to him afterwards which he feared would be Ended with bad Concequences [Consequences], For altho [although] the Spaniards did not in their talks ask them to go to war, Yet he had Privately bean [been] Spoke to and asked how he Could lay still and [illegible text] the [unclear text: white ] People Killing the Red Ones ashoring [assuring] him when the Creaks was Out of the way It would be their Turn Next, [unclear text: I ] good Many Sutch [Such] Talks was given to him which maid [made] him Judge what the Talks would be if they
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was to go down, But as he had before Mentioned if Some thing was not done he Should be Obliged to go or get no Spring goods
The Gentlemen have [unclear text: Rode ] from the quarter to McGilvery Ashoring [Assuring] him it is the Georgians that Are Trying to Make a war against them That it was their wish to Lay Still and be at [illegible text] so he might depend they would not Interfear [Interfere] -- McGilvery has sent in One John Hague and Two Creeks to Ashore [Assure] them no more Mischeiff [Mischief] Shall be done in this quarter, But that he is well Supplyd [Supplied] by the Spaniards which makes him able to face any Power that dare Invade him
I have the Honour [Honor] To subscribe my Self Your Obe Serv [Obedient Servant]
[Signed] William Davenport
Cumberland
Yr 1 Nov 1786 The Honourable [Honorable] Governor Georgia
1 Nov. 1786 Wm. [William] Davenport to Gov of Georgia on Choctaws
Indian Affairs
1786
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The Honourable [Honorable] Governor
Georgia
By Express