- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1791 June 14, Greene County, [Georgia to Governor of Georgia] Edw[ar]d Telfair, Augusta / Col[onel] Henry Karr
- Creator:
- Karr, Henry
- Date of Original:
- 1791-06-14
- Subject:
- Indians of North America--Crimes against
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Greene County, 33.57878, -83.16666
- Medium:
- official reports
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document is a letter from Colonel Henry Karr in Greene County, Georgia to Georgia Governor Edward Telfair (1786-1787, 1790-1793), dated June 14, 1791. Karr informs Telfair that he will soon receive a return detailing the organization of the Greene County regiment and a deposition regarding the murder of the brother of an Indian named Mad Beaver. Details of the events surrounding the murder are included.
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:
- tcc332
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc332
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc332#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc332/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 05, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Greene County Rockspring
[unclear text: 1st June 1791 ]
Sir,
InClosd [enclosed] you will Receive a Genl [General] Return of your Greene County Regiment Which in obediance [obedience] to your Orders is divided into 3 Classes [unclear text: No 1 & No 2 & No 3 ]
In Each Class 237 [unclear text: privts ] which will demand 4 Capts [Captains] 8 Lieuts [Lieutenants] 16 Sergts [Sergeants] 16 Corpls [Corporals] Each division Includeing [including] [illegible text] the 12 Compys [companies] Amt [amount] to 948 there then Appears to be In the difrent [different] Compys [companies] only 26 Over [illegible text] the No Clasd [Classed] Which Will appear by your Genl [General] Return You will also Receive a coppy [copy] of the deposition of several persons Relative to the Killing of an Indian -- the Elder Brother of the Indian Kild [Killed] Clald [Called] the mad Beaver With John Galfin & some other Indians Has Come in order to Receive pay for the property. Taken from Him Kild [Killed] demanded pay for One Horse Six deerskins [added text: and 2 guns ] & one Kettle Which the deponants [deponents] Ackonledge [Acknowledge] they Took But Before they got In Lost the Horse With all the plunder packed on the [unclear text: Horse ] We Have Made the Mad Beaver Full sattisfaction [satisfaction] for His property & He Says He does not Blame the men for Killing His Brother as they Kild [killed] Him for the Act they did
I am Sir with due respect your Excellencys Most Obet Hble Seret [Obedient Humble Servant]
[Signed] H [Henry] Karr His Excellency Edwd [Edward] Telfair [added text (appears to be different ink and hand): 92-1 ]
Page: [2]
Letter
Colo [Colonel] Henry Karr
14 June 1791
Order taken
2nd July 1791.
Military
His Excellency Edwd [Edward] Telfair Augusta
[unclear text: Honrd ] by Mr Geo Golfin