- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Letter, 1834 Aug. 11, Columbus, G[eorgi]a [to] Wilson Lumpkin, [Governor of Georgia], Milledgeville, Georgia / David Cooper
- Creator:
- Cooper, David, fl. 1834
- Date of Original:
- 1834-08-11
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Claims against
Murder - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- Letter dated August 11, 1834 from David Cooper in Columbus (Troup County), Georgia to Wilson Lumpkin, Governor of Georgia (1831-1835). Cooper discusses an unnamed man whose father was allegedly killed by Creek Indians in 1779 at the mouth of Folsom's Creek, a tributary of the Ogeechee River, which was named for the slain man. He inquires about land that was due to the man for his military service and requests guidance from Lumpkin.
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:
- tcc543
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc543
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc543#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc543/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:
- 2 pages/leaves
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 49A, folder 07, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Columbus
Aug 11 1834
Dr [Dear] & respected Sir
I hope you will pardon the liberty I take in addressing [added text: you ] & that the intrusion may find a palliation to some extent in the circumstances of the Case, as an agent I am seeking to obtain the rights of an old man in this County whose father was Killed in the year
1779, by the Indians (Creeks) at the mouth of Folsoms Creek in Hancock County, from which murder the Creek bears his name to this day. He was a Captain in command at the time, & served till Killed, His captaincy entitled him to Two Bounties of Land of 287 Acres each, which he never recd [received] nor his son, now an old man -- He has empowered me to seek to obtain, this poor remuneration for [unclear text: privation ] & [added text: the ] blood of his Father, From your general Knowledge & ample sources of information, I am induced to ask you how I may proceed.
very res [document damaged: pectfully ]
[Signed] David Cooper
Page: [2]
COLUMBUS Ga.
[illegible text] 12
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22
His Excellency Wilson Lumpkin Milledgeville Georgia
Letter
David Cooper
Augt [August] 11 1834
[unclear text: Rev. ] Claims
Ansd [Answered]
19 Aug 1834
References T Haynes Esqr [Esquire] & P L Robinson [unclear text: D C ]