- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter with military report] 1796 Aug. 5, Greenesborough [i.e., Greensboro, Georgia to] Governor [of Georgia] Jared Irwin, Louisville, [Georgia] / Adjutant General Jonas Fauche
- Creator:
- Fauche, Jonas
- Date of Original:
- 1796-08-05
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Treaties
Creek Indians--Land tenure - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- official reports
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document is a letter containing a military report written by Adjutant General Jonas Fauche to Governor of Georgia Jared Irwin (1796-1798), dated August 5, 1796. Fauche has directed the discharge or transfer of certain troops as ordered by Irwin and provides information regarding said troops. He also reports on the attitude of inhabitants in the Western frontiers of Georgia towards the recent failed treaty with the Creek Indians. He reflects that no blame is placed on the treaty commissioners, however, and predicts that no unauthorized settlements will take place in the land not ceded by the Creeks.
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:
- tcc367
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc367
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc367#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc367/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:
- 4 pages/leaves
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 43, folder 06, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
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His Excellency Governor Jared Irwin
Greensborough
August 5th 1796
Sir! [added text (appears to be different ink and hand): 7 ]
I have the honor of informing your Excellency that I am now returned from mustering the Sundry Detachments of militia Infantry & Spyes [Spies] garisonned [garrisoned] at the different posts, from and including Fort Twiggs up to Fort [unclear text: Maurice ], and that I have discharged or retained into the Service of the United States the Detachments of Militia Infantry, agreably [agreeably] with your Excellency's orders to me of the
28th of June last past, within aforesaid limits.
I am now occupyed [occupied] in making the duplicate & triplicate muster & pay-rolls & expects daily to receive Captain Girardeau's report & vouchers, for the musters of the militia Infantry & Spyes [Spies], from and including Doctor's Town up to Fort Fidius -- I had wrote to that Officer from Louisville early in July, and have again a few days ago by express from this place, by the way of Carr's Bluff; I am as yet without any acknowledgment of his having received either & without any report from him on the Subject, which gives me Some uneasiness -- However, in the interim, I shall be employed in making & distributing the blank forms of Returns alluded to in your Excellency's orders to me of aforesaid date, which will take me some weeks; before that time expires, I hope Captain Girardeau will have acted on his orders & Sent me his report & vouchers; immediately after the receipt of which,
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I shall have the honor of attending on your Excellency at Louisville.
The people on the Western frontiers of this State feels very sensibly the desappointment [disappointment] of the failure of the Treaty with the Creek Indians, with regard to the land contemplated to have been purchased but I have heard from very few [added text: any ] illiberal reflexions [reflections] on the gentlemen who were engaged in it, on behalf of the State; and hardly any mention made of an attempt to force Settlements over the temporary line (as was expected by Some) -- I am confident that if no influential character [unclear text: Starrs ] the people, any illegal measures will hardly be thought of on this object.
I have the honor to remain with profond [profound] respect, Your Excellency's Most Humble & most obedt. [obedient] Servant.
[Signed] Jonas Fauche A:G: [Adjutant General] P.S. Cornet Montgommery of Captain Girardeau's Troop of Dragoons informed me that the Cavalry guards at Forts Washington, Berrien & Irwin amounted to 35 commissioned, non-commissioned officers & Dragoons.
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Return of the number of Sundry Detachments of Militia Infantry & Spyes [Spies], mustered at the different Forts hereafter Stated, from the
12th of July to the
5th August 1796
Names of Forts. Lieutenants. Serjeants [Sergeants] Corporals Spyes [Spies] Privates Total Dates of the Musters. Beginning of Service of these Detachments or when last mustered. To what time mustered, or when Discharged Which Detachments are discharged.
At Fort Twiggs 1 1 1 2 15 20
July 12th 1796
April 12th 1796
July 12th 1796 Discharg'd [Discharged]
at Fort Republick 1 1 1 2 15 20
Augst [August] 5th 1796
April 18 "
Augst [August] 5th 1796 [blank on form]
at Fort Washington 1 1 1 2 12 17
July 20th 1796
April 26th 1796
July 20th 1796 Discharged
at Fort Berrien 1 1 1 2 15 20
July 22d 1796
May 3d 1796
July 22d 1796 Discharged
at Fort Irwin 1 1 1 2 12 17
July 23d 1796
May 4th 1796
July 23d 1796 Discharged
at Fort Carnes 1 1 1 2 15 20
July 25th 1796
Jany [January] 1st 1796
July 25th : 1796 [blank on form]
at Fort Maurice 1 1 1 2 15 20
July 26th 1796
Sept. 1: 1795
July 26th 1796 [blank on form]
Total 7 7 7 14 99 124
I hereby certify that the above Return contains the number of officers, Spyes [Spies] & men mustered by me at the Forts & dates as thereon affixed -- Greenesborough --
August 5th 1796.
[Signed] Jonas Fauche A:G: [Adjutant General]
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Report
Adjutant Genl [General]
1796
Military
His Excellency Governor Jared Irwin Louisville.
Favoured [Favored] [unclear text: of Am. Heard Esqr. [Esquire] ]