- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Letter, 1816 Sept. 13, Fort George, [Chatham County], Georgia [to] David B. Mitchel[l], Governor of Georgia, Milledgeville / L. Kingsley
- Creator:
- Kingsley, L.
- Date of Original:
- 1816-09-13
- Subject:
- Indians of North America--Claims against
Enslaved persons - Location:
- United States, Southern States, 33.346678, -84.119434
- Medium:
- claims
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This is a letter from L. Kingsley from Fort George (Chatham County, Georgia) to David B. Mitchell, Governor of Georgia (1809-1813, 1815-1817), dated September 13, 1816. Kingsley informs the governor that a number of his slaves had been taken by the Indians and having recently received information that the so-called Negro Fort at Apalachicola Bay (Florida) had been captured, he requests information on the recovery of his property. He refers to a recent unnamed treaty negotiated by General Pinckney which promised to restore property plundered by either the Spanish or the Indians. Kingsley indicates his willingness to make financial compensation to the captors for the return of his slaves.
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:
- tcc442
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc442
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc442#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc442/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:
- 4 pages/leaves
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 47, folder 08, document 03.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
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His Excy [Excellency] David B. Mitchel Esqr. [Esquire] Milledgeville Georgia [ Note: A postmark appears near the top of the page.; SAVAN [unclear text: GA ] ]
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Fort George
13 Sept. 1816
David B. Mitchel Esqr. [Esquire]
Sir
Having read in the Newspapers a communication from an Officer announcing the capture of the Runaway Negro Station at Appalachicola & the securing of a good many Negros [Negroes], I made no doubt but some of mine were amongst them as I have a great many with the Indians, who refuse delivering them up or allowing any one to take them, and as there is no efficient Government in this country to oblige them or protect the inhabitants. We are thus iniquitously deprived of our property by those Villans [Villains] who laugh at us -- At it will be impossible for me under the circumstances of our present situation to absent myself long enough from home to see after this business personally and as the distribution & final settlement of this property will probably be made under your orders and Government and as I have no friend or acquaintance on that part to apply to I must look to you as my friend and to have my interest in view and should any part of the property appear to be mine, that I may be fairly dealt with making the same compensation to the Captors as the others concerned which I am willing to pay in St. Mary's or in Savannah on demand: Being a Citizen of the U [United] States unto which country my Negroes are lawfully imported.
I have upwards of Forty Negros [Negroes] at Sawanee or about between there and the big Hamack and Tampa & a few about Makasukee
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I am willing to give one half to those who will go and seize them & bring them out by force and all the Florida people have agreed to do the same & authorise [authorize] the captors to take them wherever they are to be found -- Of that description there must be two hundred Negros [Negroes] or upwards owned about this Neighbourhood [Neighborhood]
As you are well aquainted [acquainted] with the circumstances attending the loss of my Negros [Negroes] allready [already] and that it took place while the country looked up to the U. [United] States for protection, who in some measure guaranteed the treaty made by Genl. [General] Pinckney in behalf of the inhabitants who laid down their arms under the condition of having their property restored to them and giving up all captured property reciprocally which latter stipulation was immediately enforced as far as related to Spanish or Indian property found in possession of any inhabitant, but the inhabitants property captured or plundered by Spaniards or Indians has never yet been restored
I hope the justness of my claim as well as its peculiarity will in some measure excuse the liberty I take by troubling you with this application
With great regard I remain
your mt Obedt Servt. [most Obedient Servant] [illegible text]
[Signed] L. Kingsley
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Letter from
L. Kingsley Esquire
dated
13th September 1816
Negroes