- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Petition of Merriam Bagby to Georgia Governor D[avid] B. Mitchell / Merriam Bagby
- Date of Original:
- 1809/1817
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Claims against
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Jones County, 33.02513, -83.56052
- Medium:
- petitions
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document is the undated petition of Merriam Bagby of Jones County, Georgia to Governor David B. Mitchell claiming compensation due for property stolen by Creek Indians. Bagby states that she applied to Colonel Benjamin Hawkins, Agent to the Creek Indians for reparations, but Hawkins could not act without the state government's approval.
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:
- tcc397
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc397
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc397#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc397/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 46, folder 06, document 04.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
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[unclear text: Unto ] His Excely [Excellency] D. B. Mitchell Goverr [Governor] and Commander in chief of Georgia [illegible text]
The Petition of Mariam Bagby resident in the 7th District of Baldwin now Jones.
Sheweth [Shows] That on the
27th day of October 1810 she obtained a Certificate from James Bozeman Comptroller Genl. [General] of said state Substantiating her claims of which the following is a copy "Comptroller General office Georgia, Milledgeville
27th October 1810. I certify that it appears from the affidavits of George Bagby Elijah Bankston and [unclear text: Macajah ] Williamson filed in this office agreeably to the several Laws of this state for calling in and establishing the claims of the Citizens of the state against the Creek Nation of Indians for property stolen, and Plundered by the said Nation of Indians that there were stolen and plundered from the said George Bagby seven head of Horses and one hunting Saddle and three sides of Tanned Leather the whole valued at Six hundred and Eighty one dollars"" signed "Jas [James] Bozeman Compr Genl. [Comptroller General] "
Your Excellencys Petitioner humbly hopes you will take into view her situation during this Legislation and have her claim discharged. She has made application to Col. B. Hawkins agent of Indian affairs who says he can do nothing in the case without the concurrence of the Government of the State
May it therefore please your Excellency to communicate this circumstance to the Legislator of this State to take into consideration your Petitioners Claims more of which due to others are still unsatisfied,
And your Petitioners as in duty Bound will ever pray &c. [et cetera]
[Signed] Merriam Bagby
Page: [2]
Petition
Merriam Bagby
relative to property stolen
by the Indians.
Indian [unclear text: War ]
Page: [3]
Petition
from
Mrs. Mariam Bagby
To
His Excly [Excellency] D B Mitchell