- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1821 June 15, Madison [to] John Clark, Governor of Georgia, Milledgeville / Wilson Lumpkin
- Creator:
- Lumpkin, Wilson, 1783-1870
- Date of Original:
- 1821-06-15
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Treaties
Creek Indians--Relocation
McIntosh, William, approximately 1775-1825 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- official reports
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This is a letter from Wilson Lumpkin, future governor of Georgia, to John Clark, Governor of Georgia (1819-1823), dated June 15, 1821. Lumpkin describes his recent efforts to delineate reservations set aside for various Creek Indians as a result of a recent unnamed treaty, probably the Treaty of Indian Spring, signed in January of 1821. He informs Clark that a number of the Indians to whom land was reserved have not yet removed from their old lands and requests that district surveyors treat them respectfully. Lumpkin mentions a plat depicting the late treaty line (see tcc508). He also indicates that he will create duplicate plats of the reservations of William McIntosh, the Barnards, and Efau Emathlaw (see tcc042, tcc526, and tcc527).
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:
- tcc471
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc471
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc471#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc471/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 05, document 02.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Creek Indians--Treaties
Creek Indians--Relocation
McIntosh, William, ca. 1775-1825
Georgia
Page: [1]
Madison
June 15th. 1821.
Dear Sir:
I have but just returned home, from laying off the Indian [deleted text: s ] reservations, as specifyed [specified] in the treaty -- I believe this business has been executed to the satisfaction of the parties in interest.
McIntosh's reserve opposite to Genl. [General] Adams on the Oakmulgee, is a very fine survey of land. The 1000 acre survey including the Indian Spring, is [unclear text: their ] land. Chemaulay's (or Efau-Emathlaws) survey, 25 miles above the Agency on Flint River, is a poor tract of land. The survey embracing the Agency, taken altogether is a valuable body of land, and will always possess many advantages. I disposed of the difficulty in regard to the Agency survey, in the manner contemplated when I saw you last. The Barnards reservations are between 20 & 30 miles below the Agency, and are of a good quality; none of the reservees have yet abandoned their possessions and consequently the district surveyors should respect them. I incline to the opinion, that most of the reservations will be abandoned after the present year.
I enclose you an extract -- containing the courses &.c. [et cetera] of the late treaty line, embracing the set-off at the Buzzard-roost Village -- under the impression that it will be useful to the surveyor, who may run out the district adjoining thereto.
Page: [2]
At some leisure time I will make out, & transmit for your satisfaction, duplicate platts [plats] of the several reservations laid off under the provisions of the late treaty.
I have the Honor to be very respectfully yr. Obt. Servt. [your Obedient Servant]
[Signed] Wilson Lumpkin
Hon. John Clark Governor of Georgia Milledgeville
Page: [3]
Madison
18 June
10
Honble. [Honorable] John Clark Governor of Georgia Milledgeville
Wilson Lumpkin