- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Letter, 1820 July 8, Jasper County, [Georgia to] John Clark, Governor of Georgia, Milledgeville, Georgia / David Adams
- Creator:
- Adams, David, 1766-1834
- Date of Original:
- 1820-07-08
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Treaties
Indian agents
McIntosh, William, approximately 1775-1825 - 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 Adams to John Clark, Governor of Georgia (1819-1823), dated July 8, 1820. Adams accepts his appointment as a commissioner on behalf of the state of Georgia to treat with the Creek Indians. He informs Clark that he will attend a prefatory meeting at Milledgeville whenever he receives information that General William McIntosh, an influential Creek leader of the Lower Towns, is present.
Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the Digital Library of Georgia in 2001, as part of GALILEO, funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. - Local Identifier:
- tcc464
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc464
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc464#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc464/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 48, folder 02, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
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Monticello
11 July
His Excellency John Clark Governor of Georgia Milledgeville
10
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Jasper County
8th. July 1820
Dear sir
I had the honor of receiving your favor by the last Mail relative to a treaty with the Creek Nation I find your Excellency has honored me with an appointment as one of the State commissioners. I feel myself bound to except [accept] the appointment, and doe [do] it with pleasure. The Desire you have to see the commissioners at Milledgeville prevous [previous] to the convention of the Indians meets my veiws [views] on this business, I have an earnest wish to consult [added text: you ] on the whole plan to be persued [pursued] at the treaty. and will attend at Milledgeville at any time when I know that Genl. [General] McIntosh will be there
I am with due esteem your humble servant
[Signed] David Adams N..B [Nota Bene] I am sorry to inform you that Mr Henry Walker of this County died this Day occasioned by a fall from his horse.}
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Letter
David Adams
8 July 1820
Treaty
Treaties