- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Petition] 1793 Nov. 11, Franklin County, [Georgia] to the Governor of the State of Georgia / inhabitants of Franklin County, [Georgia]
- Date of Original:
- 1793-11-11
- Subject:
- Georgia--Politics and government--1775-1865
Indians of North America--Warfare
Georgia. Militia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Franklin County, 34.37544, -83.22918
- Medium:
- petitions
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document is a petition of the citizens of the Franklin County, Georgia to the unnamed Governor (probably Edward Telfair (178601787, 1790-1793), possibly George Mathews (1793-1796), dated, November 11, 1793. The petitioners explain the role of a troop of horsemen, under the command of Owen Bowen, who have kept the inhabitants of Franklin County, Georgia protected from Indian attacks. They ask that the Governor allow for the continuance of said troop. Twenty signatures of Franklin County petitioners appear on the document.
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:
- tcc358
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc358
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc358#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc358/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 09, document 03.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Novem [November] 11th 1793
To His Excellancy [Excellency] the Governor of the State of Georgia
We your Humble petioners [petitioners] beg Your Honor, Would take Into Consideration the Following Circomstance [Circumstance] -- on the
25th of Last month, Was Ordered Into Service, (by Brigadier General Sammuel Blackborn) Captn. [Captain] Owen [unclear text: J. ] Bowens Company of Horse men, Who with him self Are all Frontier men, Whose famelies [families] & Property are Equally Exsposed [Exposed] With our Own, the said Troop of Horse have Exerted them selves in the most Propper [Proper] manner for our Safety Ever since the [they] have been in place and in that Situation we Conceive our selves to be better Guarded [unclear text: And ] safere [safer] from Our Dayly [Daily] Enemy the Savage than we have Ever been Since the Troublesom [Troublesome] times first began Now if it Should Please your Honor to Continue Sd. [Said] Troop You Will Ever Oblige them that you know [unclear text: Pirty [Pretty] ] well the sufferings of --
[Signed] John Demsey
[Signed] [unclear text: Jeptha ] Demsey
[Signed] Ely Savage
[Signed] Joseph Dunagin
[Signed] Moses Trimble
[Signed] James Little
[Signed] Wm. [William] Shipley
[Signed] Robert Young
[Signed] Wm. [William] Glenn
[Signed] Jacob Hollingsworth
[Signed] Philomon Martin
[Signed] Moses Terrell
[Signed] George [unclear text: Saughan ]
[Signed] Wm [William] Warnell
[Signed] John Reborn
[Signed] Jos [unclear text: Bose ]
[Signed] [unclear text: Eusey Easter ]
[Signed] Russel Jones
[Signed] Wm [William] [illegible text]
[Signed] Wm [William] Hardin
Page: [2]
Petition Sundry
Inhabitants of the County of Franklin
(See letter Book)
19 November 1793.