- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1787 Sept. 30 [to] Governor George Mathews, Augusta / John Cunningham
- Creator:
- Cunningham, John
- Date of Original:
- 1787-09-30
- Subject:
- Militia--Wages
Indians of North America--Warfare - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
military records - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- Letter from John Cunningham to George Mathews, Governor of Georgia (1787-1788), dated September 30, 1787, regarding disintegration of military protection on the Georgia frontiers above the Broad River as a result of the militia men not having been paid for their services. Cunningham suggests that paying the men in land might make them more inclined to continue their protection.
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:
- tcc290
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc290
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc290#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc290/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 Mathews Letters, document 04.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Sir/
Sept. 30 [1787]
Your being So well Acquainted with the Present situation of our frontiers above Broad river it would be useless to Inform you --
The Exertions that has been made has [unclear text: ansrd [answered] ] the purpose as yet for their [added text: Protection ] . Although without Pay for their former Services which has Caused it to be more Dificult [Difficult] to Get Duty Done but by Evrey Apearance [Every Appearance] of the [deleted text: [illegible text] ] Late Conduct [added text: of the Enemy ] the Greatest dangers yet to Encounter and by accounts no Assembly to make the Necesary [Necessary] provisions for Suporting [Supporting] of an army which I Conceive you are truely [truly] Sensible [unclear text: must ] be Rais.d [Raised] to Quell the Hostile Invasions that are Daily Making on our Inhabitants nor No plan as yet fell upon for the Suport [Support] of men to Keep up the Stations that is Necessary for the protection of our fronteers [frontiers]
Sir we Look to you with the assistance of your Honble. [Honorable] Councill [Council] with the hopes of Every thing [Everything] being Done that may tend to the Safety and welfare of our Country and free it from the Ravages of Cruel and Savage Enemies and their Connections Who seems to [unclear text: Sport and Jay ] at the Devastation made By their Red Brethen [Brethren]
Page: [2]
I hope Sir you will Excuse me for I do not mean to dictate (But abounty [a bounty] of two Hundred and fifty acres of Land for Every Horseman would make afirm [a firm] and Lasting Peace and I believe if Proclamations of that Kind were Isued [Issued] there would men Enough Accept of the Bounty to [unclear text: Ansr. [Answer] ] Every Purpose and Suport [Support] you in Obtaing [Obtaining] A law from A future Legislature to Ratifie [Ratify] and Confirm the Contents of your Proclamation
I Should Sir take it as a particular fav.r [favor] if you would Instruct the Paymaster in Respect of my Batt.n [Battalion] as no pay has been yet made to them for their Services Last fall your being so well Acquainted with the Nature of men in general that you are Sensible of the benefit that would Arise from their being Paid of at this time when men is So much A wanting.
I am Sir With Due Respect yr. [your] Most Ob.t [Obedient] and Very Hubl Sert [Humble Servant]
[Signed] J.no. [John] Cunningham
30th Sept.r [September] 1787 Gov.r [Governor] Mathews
Page: [3]
30 Sept [September] 1787 Col. John Cunningham
Letter
Colo [Colonel] John Cunningham
30 Septem [September] 1787
Ordered to be filed
4 October
The Hon.rble [Honorable] George Mathews Esqr. [Esquire] Gov.r [Governor] [illegible text] State of Georgia [unclear text: Agusta ] [unclear text: Hand by Captn [Captain] Tweedle ]
Indian Affairs
1782
Indian Affair