- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Affidavit of] Need[ha]m Norris, 1799 Jan. 16; [Affidavit of] Need[ha]m Norris [and] Samuel Knox
- Date of Original:
- 1799-01-16
- Subject:
- Indians of North America--Claims against
Georgia. Militia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- affidavits
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document contains two affidavits, both dated January 16, 1799, from Needham Norris, Captain of the militia. The first is a sworn statement respecting the loss of a horse and equipment by Archer Norris during an attack by a party of unnamed Indians that the militia company, under the command of Captain Needham Norris and Lieutenant Thomas Hay, had pursued along the frontier. The second is a true affidavit given by Needham Norris and Samuel Knox to Oglethorpe County Justice of the Peace William Stokes in support of the said incident involving Archer Norris. The second statement also reveals that Lieutenant Hay was killed in the altercation, which took place in May of 1794.
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:
- tcc373
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc373
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc373#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc373/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 44, folder 05, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
State of Georgia Oglethorpe County
I Do hereby Certify that [unclear text: Archer ] Norris was Under my Command as One of the Militia with a small Escort in Company with Lieut. [Lieutenant] Thomas Hay Commanding a Part of Capt.n [Captain] Charles Williamsons Militia Dragoons on the
fourth day of May 1794 when we came up with a Party of Indians that we had Pursuid [Pursued] from the Frontier Inhabitants with a Number of Stolen Horses Whereupon an Engagement took Place Between the Parties in which the said Archer had his Horse Kill.d [Killed] by the Enemy on the Ground And Lost said Horse Saddle & Bridle Saddlebags & Blankett [Blanket] by the Enemy Given under my hand this
16th day of January 1799.
[Signed] Needm [Needham] Norris Captn [Captain] of the Militia
Page: [2]
Need.m [Needham] Norris
Certificate
Page: [3]
State of Georgia Oglethorpe County
This day Came Before me Wm. [William] M. Stokes one of the Justices of the Peace for said County Needham Norris and Samuel Knox And After Being Duly sworn as the Law Directs Deposeth and Saith that on the
fourth day of May in the year 1794 the said Deponents saith that they were in Company when Lieut. [Lieutenant] Thomas Hay was Kill.d [Killed] by the Indians and that Archer Norris then and there [unclear text: then ] had his Horse Kill.d [Killed] by the Enemy on the Ground in said Action Whereby said Norris Lost his Horse Saddle & Bridle Saddlebags & Blanket & that the said Horse in Our Judgment was worth Ninety five Dollars Including the Saddle & Bridle &c. [et cetera] and the Deponents Saith that they have Just Reasons to believe that said Norris has Never Received any Satisfaction for the same
Sworn to before me this
16th day of January 1799
[Signed] Need.m [Needham] Norris
[Signed] Samuel Knox
[Signed] Wm. [William] M. Stokes J.P. [Justice of the Peace]
Page: [4]
[illegible text] petitions your [unclear text: Committe ] are of opinion, the prayer of [unclear text: Archer ] Norris is Reasonable and that the Treasurer be directed to Issue a Certificate for Ninety five dollars to your petisioner [petitioner]
disagreed to
A. Norris Appraisment [Appraisement] of a Horse
ninty [ninety] five dollars
1799