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- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter], 1812 Nov. 20, Executive Department, Milledgeville, Georgia [to] President [James Madison], gentlemen of the Senate, Mr. Speaker, [and] gentlemen of the House of Representatives / D[avid] B. Mitchell, Gov[ernor] of Georgia
- Creator:
- Georgia. Governor (1809-1813 : Mitchell)
- Date of Original:
- 1812-11-20
- Subject:
- Indian agents
Creek Nation
Georgia--Politics and government--1775-1865
United States--Politics and government--1809-1817 - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document is a letter from Georgia Governor David B. Mitchell to President James Madison, the members of Congress, and the Speaker of the House dated November 20, 1812. Mitchell writes concerning a letter from Colonel Benjamin Hawkins, Agent to the Creek Indians that contained a communication from the National Council of the Creek Nation. Copies of this communication were originally enclosed.
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:
- tcc396
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc396
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc396#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc396/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:
- 2 pages/leaves
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 46, folder 06, document 03.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Executive Department Georgia Milledgeville
20th November 1812
Mr. President and Gentlemen of the Senate, and Mr. Speaker & Gentlemen of the House of Representatives
The last Mail brought me a letter from Colo. [Colonel] Hawkins enclosing a Communication from the National Council of the Creek Indians. Copies of which I have the honor to lay before you.
[Signed] D. B. Mitchell
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Communication.
Com. [Communication]
State Republic.
Gov. Mitchell