- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter], 1810 Mar. 17, [to Georgia] Governor [David B.] Mitchal [i.e., Mitchell], Lewisville [i.e., Louisville], Georgia / David Welch
- Creator:
- Welch, David
- Date of Original:
- 1810-03-17
- Subject:
- Cherokee Indians--Claims
Cherokee Nation - 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 David Welch of the Cherokee Nation to Georgia Governor David B. Mitchell (1809-1813, 1815-1817), dated March 17, 1810. Welch complains of a lack of governmental intervention in a particular shooting, involving William Reed and Mr. McGee, in High Tower Town (Hightower, Cherokee Nation ?).
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:
- tcc400
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc400
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc400#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc400/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 07, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Cherikee Nation
March 17th 1810
Sir
after the Obedience Due to your Excelleancey [Excellency] I will inform you [added text: of ] the Moust [Most] [unclear text: Barous ] Murder Latly [Lately] Commited [Committed] in this Cuntry [Country] by Mr. William Reed on a Certen [Certain] Mr McGee at the High Tower Town without any previous Quarral [Quarrel] Took his Gun the Said Reed and five more armed men and went to the house whare [where] the said McGee was at his work in Comapnny [Company] with a Mr Wheaton [deleted text: & ] there & then put his gun through a Crack of the house & shot the Sd [Said] McGee ther [there] is Nothing Don [Done] by the National Governmen [added text: t ] Concerning Busieness [Business] the Excelling Tyrent Bost [Tyrant Boast] of the Action & Insults The Destressed Widdow [Distressed Widow] and helpless Orphans I Think that justes [justice] Crys [Cries] aloud To the Government of Georgia I hope that your Excellance [Excellence] will Duily [Duly] Consider the Matter & Bring the offender to justes [justice] and your very Huml. Sevt [Humble Servant] is in Duty Bound Shall Ever
[Signed] David Welch To His Excellancey [Excellency] Governor Mitchal
Page: [2]
To His Excellancey [Excellency] Governor Mitchal Lewisville Georgia State
[illegible text]
David Welch, dated
17 March 1810, in Cherokee Nation
Proclamation