- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Petition] 1790 Feb. 20, to Governor Edward Telfair / William Clark
- Creator:
- Clark, William
- Date of Original:
- 1790-02-20
- Subject:
- Creek Nation
Cherokee Nation
Licenses
Indian traders - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- petitions
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- Petition dated February 20, 1790, to Governor of Georgia Edward Telfair (1786-1787, 1790-1793) from William Clark. Clark requests a license to trade with the Creek and Cherokee Nations.
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:
- tcc322
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc322
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc322#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc322/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 42, folder 02, document 04.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Feb. 20, 1790
To His Excellency Edward Telfair Esquire Governor & Commander in Chief of the State of Georgia and the Militia thereof
The Petition of William Clark & Co. [Company] of Augusta, humbly sheweth [shows] --
That your Petitioners being in the mercantile line, and wishing to extend their business to the Creek & Cherokee nations of Indians; humbly request, your Excellency will be pleased to Grant them and their Traders, Letters of Licence [License], whereby they may be legally enabled to prosecute this their intention; and as in duty bound they will Pray
[Signed] William Clark & Co. [Company]
Augusta,
February 20th 1790
Page: [2]
To His Excellency Edward Telfair Esquire, Governor & Commander in Chief of the State of Georgia. &c &c [et cetera et cetera]
Petition
Wm [William] Clarke & Co [Company]
Granted
22 Feby [February] 1790
Indians