- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1813 Aug. 28, Flint River, [Georgia to] Governor of Georgia David B. Mitchill [i.e., Mitchell], Milladgewille [i.e., Milledgeville, Georgia] / Timothy Barnard
- Creator:
- Barnard, Timothy, 1745-1820
- Date of Original:
- 1813-08-28
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Violence against
Indian agents
Creek War, 1813-1814 - 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 Timothy Barnard, U.S. Indian agent on the Flint River (Georgia), to Governor of Georgia David B. Mitchell (1809-1813, 1815-1817), dated August 28, 1813. Barnard complains about the recent actions of white citizens in Hartford (Pulaski County, Georgia). The conflict between Upper and Lower Creeks was escalating, and the whites in the area were committing depredations on the "friendly" Lower Creeks in their haste to punish the "enemy" Upper Creeks. He mentions specific criminal acts on the part of Hartford citizens and informs the governor that the Lower Creeks were anxious for assistance from the whites.
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:
- tcc410
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc410
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc410#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc410/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:
- 6 pages/leaves
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 46, folder 14, document 08.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
flint river
28th Augt. [August] 1813
His Excelly. [Excellency] David B. Mitchill
Sir
I take the liberty to write you a few lines in consequence of the rash conduct of your Citizens of hartford toward the freindly [friendly] indians down below on this river near the whole of the red people below me were gone on some time ago to the Ussechau town on Chattohochee waiting there to hear when the trops [troops] from Georgia arrived at Cowetau at wich [which] time were to goe [go] on and Join the friendly Red people and the White troops to Subdue the Enemy red people Some time past I had inform [added text: ation ] from Hartford of horsemen crossing the Ockmulgee and hunting about to kill the red people if they found any, the red people by what I have heard and know to be true have acted very freindly [friendly] to the whites in that quarter have [added text: not ] committed any deprada [added text: tion ] at or near hartford, they have took there cattle down and Cow hides and sold them and returned peaceably
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aboute [about] three weaks [weeks] agoe [ago] some Indians got near Hartford with a gang of cattle the whites in Hartford heard of them and were collecting to goe [go] over and kill the red people and take there cattle, Some friendly white people to the Indians went over and met the Indians and informed them of the white peoples Intentions they turned back with there [their] cattle and threw away their cow hides in the woods, three days agoe [ago] I have had information from Hartford it seems perriman a half breed that lives below line at the Juncktion [Junction] of the two rivers flint and Chattahoochee rivers Sent two of his sons down to Hartford with Sixty head of Steers they drove there [their] cattle over the river to trade them of the Hartford Citizens it seems took possession of the cattle took the two red people prisoners and Shut them up kept them confined till the Evening then drove the red peoples horses down to the river and drove them over and in driving them into the river Stuck bayonets into the
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Belly of one of the horses turn'd [turned] the Indians oute [out] wich [which] made there Escape over the river they were turnd [turned] oute [out] it Seems by Some of the Whites that were [illegible text] friendly to the red people I was infor'd [informed] a Short time agoe [ago] by [unclear text: be ] Three Gentlemen from Hartford that came up to my house that many of the people in hartford disapproved much of the outrageous conduct of many of the Cittizens [Citizens] of Hartford to the red people and that withoute [without] any Sufficent [Sufficient] cause I hope your Excellency will Excuse my troubling you with this information as have done it with no other view than haveing [having] a wish to keep peace between the Citizens of georgia my native countrey [country] and all the red people that are inclined to be friendly to our Coulter [Culture], from this perhaps your Excely. [Excellency] may Yet cause to inform the people of Hartford that they are wrong in acting as they have without some hostile cause taking place by the red people wich [which] I am convinced of as yet there has been none. I have heard from [unclear text: coctau ] yesterday it Seems the friendly red people there are very uneasy not seeing the wite [white] people there friends coming on to assist them I am much affraid [afraid] Ere long we Shall be all in a dangerous Situation in this country
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I doe [do] not take the liberty to write you this as [deleted text: [illegible text] ] publick [public] office but as a friend to my countrey [country] have been dismissed as publick [public] Interpreter two months agoe [ago] concludue [conclude] with my best wishes for your Excelly. [Excellency] and familiys [family's] good health and remains with Due respect
Your Excelly. [Excellency] most Obedt &c &c [Obedient et cetera et cetera]
[Signed] Timy. [Timothy] Barnard
Page: [5]
Letter from Timothy Barnard, dated Flint River
28th August 1813.
Indian War
Page: [6]
Creek Agency
30t. [30th] August --
10
His Excelly [Excellency] David B. Mitchill Governor State of Georgia Milladgewille