- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter], 1802 Dec. 29, Washington [to Georgia] Governor John Milledge / Ja[me]s Jackson
- Creator:
- Jackson, James, 1757-1806
- Date of Original:
- 1802-12-29
- Subject:
- Indians of North America--Treaties
Indians of North America--Crimes against
Yazoo Fraud, 1795 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document is a letter from James Jackson to Georgia Governor John Milledge, dated December 29, 1802, that mainly deals with land prospecting ventures, Yazoo in particular. Jackson mentions that an Indian was murdered in the Oconee area, and he fears that this will hamper future treaty negotiations as well as claims of the state.
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:
- tcc379
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc379
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc379#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc379/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 45, folder 01, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
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Washington
Decr [December] 29th 1802
My dear Governor,
I arrived here on the
20th after a most better passage to Baltimore in the [illegible text] we were five days in the Bay & had there one of the severest North Westers I ever experienced lost our best [unclear text: bower ] and had to run down the Bay forty Miles for a Harbour [Harbor] to [illegible text], which we narrowly [unclear text: gained ] or must have gone again to Sea As usual however [unclear text: I eat ] double allowance and slept in spite of rocking & am at this moment as hearty as I ever have been my [unclear text: Jackets ] are again filling up and I am persuaded that were I to reside for any time Northwardly I should grow too corpulent.
No business of any consequence was transacted prior to my arrival and very little is yet done -- The holidays as usual having drawn the Members to the Country -- On Monday next I expect we shall seriously set in -- Mr. [unclear text: Gallatin ]
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is much mortified and at a loss for want of the Yazoo papers and documents -- how our Legislature could detain them is surpirizing [surprising] The United States certainly stand in our Shoes & those papers belong to them [unclear text: we ] you recollect promised them and he has reminded me of it -- This together with the unfortunate news Judge Stephens by his letter this moment received informs me of -- the killing an Indian in the Oconee will I fear [unclear text: militate against an additional ] treaty immediately or at any rate occasion a backwardness -- I have used every exertion on our Militia claims & had almost got the Secretary to report favorably on all but the misfortunate Okmulgee expedition, which we never shall be paid for -- one of [unclear text: mad projects ] and as madly & badly conducted -- I hate to think of it had they while out done any thing creditable to themselves and the State -- it would not be so galling
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for the State to pay it -- the killing the Indian, may injure us as to our claims however he might have deserved death
Do inclose me without delay & the moment you get this, properly certified how much was paid per Acre for Citizens [unclear text: Rights ] to Yazoo -- Mr [unclear text: Gallatin ] is much in want of it -- Send me on also if you please a copy of Owens's [unclear text: Youngs ] & Articles with Guns company in the same manner -- the latter & a host of Speculators are here -- I also wish the amount paid by Hale or left by him for, [unclear text: Skyren ] & others & [unclear text: hard ] then afterwards also certified -- I shall desire Mr Clayton -- to open this & do the requisite should you be absent from Louisville altho' [although] I deem this a private letter
I hope Mrs. Milledge is better please to present my best wishes for her recovery -- my regards to Messrs [Messieurs] Clayton & Boseman -- I wrote you fully
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from Savannah, We wrote you an Official letter since my arrival and Genl [General] Meriwether wrote you on Monday for the Yazoo Session Journals or if as I told him there was none a certified copy of the last vote for the passage of the Usurped Act. if that is not received please also to forward that and the [unclear text: Attys [Attorneys] ] Opinion why Forsyths claim to Mississipi Boston [illegible text] could not be allowed
Yrs Affecty [Yours Affectionately]
[Signed] Jas [James] Jackson
His Excelly [Excellency] John Milledge
I inclose you the paper of the day & the [unclear text: past ] of Republicans the state of our Finances -- The Presidents Message you have seen.