- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1798 Jan. 28, Satilla, [Georgia to William Niblack ?] / [N ?] Atkinson
- Creator:
- Atkinson, N.
- Date of Original:
- 1798-01-28
- Subject:
- Indians of North America--Claims against
Creek Indians--Claims against - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- Letter from N.(?) Atkinson, at Satilla, Brantley County, Georgia to William Niblack (?), at Louisville, Jefferson County, Georgia, dated January 28, 1798. Atkinson reports that Indians have recently killed some livestock in the neighborhood. He discusses the frequent encroachments by the Indians going towards Colerain, Camden County, Georgia to trade and suspects that the situation will soon deteriorate. He refers to the Trader's Hill Massacre (March 1793) in which a party of Creek Indians killed a number of settlers and stole trade goods and slaves.
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:
- tcc372
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc372
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc372#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc372/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 44, folder 02, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
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[unclear text: Satilla ]
Jany. [January] 28th, 98
Dr [Dear] Sir,
I have been thinking on the business of the Courthouse, I think it will be best not to fix on a place at the assembly if you should be successful, but confine it to some place not to exceed five miles from the Center, and until such place be ascertained & agreed on. Mr. Crawfords would be a proper place for the business. Tho [Though] I shall not neglect having affairs fixed otherways as we was talking
The Indians have done some mischief lately in this neighborhood, having killed a Cow & Steer for me & some for some of the neighbours [neighbors], it is a pity but they could be prevented from coming down here below [document damaged], and I think that they would not [document damaged] if it was not for the encourage [document damaged: ment ] iven them to come to Colerain to [document damaged] [added text (appears to be different ink and hand): ( ] as the Whites have observed that [document damaged] [unclear text: the laws ] do not prevent Trading with [document damaged] [unclear text: on ] our side the line without a [document damaged] less for Horses & a few other
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articles [added text (appears to be different ink and hand): ) ] and I expect the Consequence will soon be as it was at Traders Hill in
March, 93 which cost several lives many [deleted text: hundred ] thousand Dollas [Dollars] to the public, and a Stagnation to the settlement, please try with the Governor to prevent the business
I am with respt. yr Hbl Ser.t [respect your Humble Servant]
[Signed] N Atkinson
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[unclear text: Hugh Brown ] [document damaged]
Camden 28 [document damaged]
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William Niblack Esqr. [Esquire] Louisville