- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Petition] 1787 Sept. 18, [from] citizens of Franklin County to his Honor George Mathews, Esquire
- Date of Original:
- 1787-09-18
- Subject:
- Indians of North America--Claims against
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- petitions
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document is a petition of a number of citizens of Franklin County Georgia, dated September 18, 1787, and directed to Governor George Mathews of Georgia. The petitioners request that arms and ammunition be sent to them in order that they might defend themselves against alleged incursions by surrounding Indians.
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:
- tcc284
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc284
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc284#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc284/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 40A, folder Mathews Petitions, document 02.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Sept. 18, 1787
To his Honor George Matthews, Esquire
Captain General, Governor of Commander [unclear text: on Chief in ] and over the State of Georgia [unclear text: & the Honble [Honorable] ] the Executive Council.
The Humble Petition of a Number of the Inhabitants on Toogalo River being much distressed by the late mischief done by the Indians in our neighbourhood [neighborhood], do humbly request your Honors to take our case into your consideration and grant us relief. we are destitute of arms ammunition & men which we hope will be as soon possible sent to our relief & your Petitioners as on duty bound will pray.
[Signed] [unclear text: Jos ] Martin
[Signed] Jesse Walton
[Signed] Elijah [unclear text: Isaacs ]
[Signed] Bryan Ward
[Signed] [unclear text: Saml [Samuel] ] Ward
Page: [2]
Petition
Sundry Inhabitants
Franklin County
referred to General Clark
18 Sept 1787