- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1787 June 25, Mulberry Grove, State of Frankl[in to] Governor George Mathews / William Cocke
- Creator:
- Cocke, William, 1747-1828
- Date of Original:
- 1787-06-25
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Claims against
Cherokee Indians - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
military records - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- A letter, dated June 25, 1787, from William Cocke to George Mathews, Governor of Georgia (1787-1788) respecting recent alleged attacks on Georgia citizens by Creek Indians. Cocke mentions that he has information from the Cherokees that the Creeks have killed 25 families in Georgia. Cocke offers the assistance in the form of several thousand troops should Georgia need such aid.
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:
- tcc292
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc292
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc292#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc292/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 06.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
June 25, 1787
State of Frankland, Mulberry Grove
25 June 1787
Sir
When I take a view of the local and political situation of this Country, I concieve [conceive] the interest of your state so farr [far] as respects Indian affairs almost inseparable with the safety and happiness of this country; and on hearing that the Creek Indians have committed hostilities in Georgia, I have endeavoured [endeavored] to consult with my friends here on the subject of lending you any assistance in our power, provided you should stand in need of such assistance; and I am certain everything to serve your state or its interest will be done by the people of Franklin that they could with reason be expected to do, I imagine General Kennedy will be able to raise a thousand or fifteen hundred men as volunteers, and I think I can raise a like number; an Army of two or three thousand
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will be quite sufficient to march through any of the towns that we should have to pass through, I hope the Indians have not been so successful in your state as the Cherokees report the accounts from that Nation are that the Creeks have killed twenty five families without the loss of a man. I have ordered the different Cols. [Colonels] under my command to hold their men in readiness and on being well asshured [assured] of the Indians attacking your state, we shall march into their Towns so soon as we shall be requested by you, but least [lest] the United States might think us forward we shall remain in readiness untill [until] we are called for by the State of Georgia or untill [until] hostilities are committed in our state.
I am your most Obt. Sert. [Obedient Servant]
[Signed] William Cocke
His Excellency George Mathews Esq.r [Esquire]
Page: [3]
25 June, 1787
Wm [William] Cocke
State of Frankland to Gov. [Governor] Matthews
His Excellency George Mathews Esq.r [Esquire] Governor of State of Georgia [illegible text] by Maj.r [Major] Elholm