- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1816 Dec. 23, St. Mary's, Camden County [Georgia to] David B. Mitchell, Governor of the State of Georgia, Milledgeville / Will[ia]m Gibson
- Creator:
- Gibson, William
- Date of Original:
- 1816-12-23
- Subject:
- Indians of North America
Horses - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Camden County, 30.92249, -81.63639
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This is a letter from William Gibson, at St. Mary's (Camden County, Georgia), to David B. Mitchell, Governor of Georgia (1809-1813, 1815-1817), dated December 23, 1816. Gibson informs the governor that the sheriff of Camden County has in his possession a number of Indian horses taken under various circumstances and desires instruction on how to dispose of them. He also refers to his recent appointment as county auctioneer.
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:
- tcc446
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc446
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc446#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc446/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 07.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Letter from
Wm. [William] Gibson esquire
dated
23d Dec. 1816
Indian Affairs
Page: [2]
St marys [illegible text]
His Excelly [Excellency] David B. Mitchell Governor of the State of Georgia Milledgeville Mail
Page: [3]
St Mary's Ga
Decr. [December] 13th 1816.
Dr. [Dear] Sir,
The Sheriff of our County has sent me word that he has in his possession Ten Indian Horses taken [deleted text: [illegible text] ] [added text: by virtue ] of your Excellency's orders and requests to know what is to be done with them. . Four of these Horses are of the first depredation committed by the whites on Indian George & Six are of the last lately taken from Indians by some of the same people on the fork of large Satilla River, Seized by a warrant from our Infr. [Inferior] Court...
I have this day written to the Treasurer of the State of Georgia & enclosed to him $25 being the Sum required by Law for an [unclear text: auctioner [auctioneer] ] for the Town of St Marys which appointment I have accepted from the Council of this place as I expect to have consignments that I should rather dispose of myself, & being in the mercantile Business here, I may be of use to me.
Your Excy [Excellency] will confer an obligation on me by [unclear text: permitting ] me the appointment of Vendue Master for the County of Camden in the recess of the Legislature or to have me appointed by them if they are at present sitting.. I have forwarded the Bond & Security with the Money aforementioned to the Treasurer of the State this day
Page: [4]
and have requested that he will show you the Bond & the Letter --
Excuse if you please the irregularity of this Letter as I have only just heard of the Sheriff having the Horses aforemed [aforementioned] & the mail is now closing
I am with the greatest respect
Yr. Obdt. Servt. [Your Obedient Servant]
[Signed] Willm [William] Gibson
His Excy [Excellency] Davd. [David] B. Mitchell Governor of the State of Georgia