United States, Georgia, Hancock County, 33.27043, -83.00069United States, Southern States, 33.346678, -84.1194341808-07-28This document is a letter from a group of citizens of Hancock County, Georgia to Georgia Governor Jared Irwin, dated July 28, 1808. The citizens request that the Governor issue a proclamation for the apprehension of Kendall Lewis. Lewis is accused of the murder of Edward Denton and is believed to have escaped to either the Mississippi Territory or the Creek Territory. Included is a physical description of Kendall, and a further request that this report be sent to Colonel Benjamin Hawkins, U.S. Agent to 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.text/htmlimage/jpegtcc393engMode of access: World Wide Web.System requirements: AT&T DjVu browser plug-in needed to view images of documents.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 46, folder 03, document 02.Creek NationIndian agents[Letter with petition], 1808 July 28, Hancock County, [Georgia to Governor of Georgia] Jared Irwin, MilledgevilleText