- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1816 Nov. 5, St. Mary's, G[eorgi]a, [to] D[avid] B. Mitchell, Governor of the state of Georgia, Milledgeville / W[illia]m Bailey and Will[ia]m Gibson
- Creator:
- Bailey, William
- Contributor to Resource:
- Gibson, William
- Date of Original:
- 1816-11-05
- Subject:
- Indians of North America--Crimes against
- 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 William Bailey and William Gibson, Justices of the Inferior Court of Camden County, Georgia, to Governor of Georgia David B. Mitchell (1809-1813, 1815-1817), dated at St. Mary's, November 5, 1816. Bailey and Gibson report to the governor on a number of issues including the confiscation of property that appears to have belonged to a murdered man known as Indian George. In addition, the justices inform the governor that a couple of Indian horses have been seized and request his advice on how to proceed with these and other items of confiscated property.
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:
- tcc445
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc445
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc445#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc445/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 47, folder 08, document 06.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
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St Marys
18th
[deleted text: paid ] His Excellency D. B. Mitchell Governor of the State of Georgia Milledgeville Mail.
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St. Mary's Ga.
Nov. 5. 1816
Sir,
In compliance with your Excellency's Letters to Genl. [General] Floyd of the 22nd ulto. [ultimo] which was communicated to us immediately on its receipt by express -- the Sheriffs & his deputies were required to take into their possession the property that could be found, that had been [document damaged] Indian George at the time he was murdered.
The Sheriff has reported that two Indian Horses have been Seized & and we [unclear text: request ] that [missing word: you ] will be pleased to direct what shall be done with them & with the property that may hereafter be taken.... the expense of conveying these horses (which are very small, & of little value) to Milledgeville, would be more than they are worth and five Dollars has been paid to [unclear text: a man ] after one of them --
A Warrant has been issued for the apprehension of the persons named in the affidavit of Mr. Barber, but our impression is that they will not come on this side of the River. --
No exertion shall be wanting on the part
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of the Justices of the Inferior Court. --
We are respectfully
Yr. Obdt Servts [Your Obedient Servants]
[Signed] Willm. [William] Gibson [unclear text: J. J. C. C. ]
[Signed] Wm [William] Bailey [unclear text: J. J. C. ]
His Excy [Excellency] D. B. Mitchell Governor of the State of Georgia
A Letter from The Justices of the Inf. [Inferior] Court of Camden County
dated
5th November, 1816
Indian Affairs