- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Petition] 1787 Jan. 1, Augusta to the Governor / Captain James Pearre
- Creator:
- Pearre, James
- Date of Original:
- 1787-01-01
- Subject:
- Indians of North America
Hostages - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- petitions
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document is a petition, dated January 1, 1787, from Captain James Pearre in Augusta, to the Governor of Georgia indicating that he is unable to provide rations for the guards and (Indian) hostages in his charge due to the exorbitant prices of food and supplies.
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:
- tcc287
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc287
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc287#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc287/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 Letters, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Augusta
Jany [January] 1, 1787
A Pertition [Petition] to your Hounors [Honors] to Inform you that it is out of my Power to Furnish the Guard & Hostridges [Hostages] for [illegible text] Rashon [Ration] for it is so high for Beef is 5 [illegible text] & Pork the same for Corn 3/ [unclear text: 6 ] & Rum it is out of my Power to get for the Paper Medium & there hops [hopes] that your Honours [Honors] will allow some more [unclear text: thin 21/. R Rashon [Ration] ]
I am your Honours Humb. [Humble] Servant
[Signed] James Pearre
Capt [Captain] of the Guard.
Page: [2]
Petition
Captain James Pearrie
1 Jany 1787.
To His Honour [Honor] the Governer [Governor]
[unclear text: 1/6 W. Ration ]