- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Extract of the report from the Adj[utan]t General['s] office to Edw[ar]d Telfair, Governor [of] Georgia
- Date of Original:
- 1786/1793
- Subject:
- Indians of North America--Claims against
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- official reports
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This is an undated extract of a report from Georgia's Adjutant General's (Augustus C.G. Elholm) office to Georgia Governor Edward Telfair (1786-1787, 1790-1793) relative to the building of blockhouses along the western frontier of the state to protect settlers from the "ravages of the Indians." A more complete copy of Elholm's report appears in tcc799.
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:
- tcc798
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc798
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc798#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc798/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 62, folder 03, document 03.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
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Georgia.
To his Excellency Edwd [Edward] Telfair Esqr Governor and Commander in Chief, in and over the said State.
Extract of the Subsequent Report From the Adjt [Adjutant] General Office
I repaired to the Western Frontier for the purpose of causing four Block-Houses to be erected at such place, or Places, thereon, as should be found best calculated for protecting the Inhabitants from the ravages of the Indians: And in farther observance to Genel [General] Order has not applied a sum exceeding one hundred Pounds for the purpose aforesaid.
I have also in observance to General Order (issued the
31st December 1792) confered [conferred] with the Major General of the 3d Division on the Subject of erecting Block-Houses on such places as will admit of Famelies [Families] occupying the same. And to comply with said General
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Order the honble [honorable] Major Genl [General] Clark made a Tour with me on the Western Frontier attended by his Aids.
Where Stations had already been erected on eligible places for the common defence [defense], as well as for that of the Local situation of the Setlement [Settlement] we had the work so erected appraised in concurence [concurrence] of sentiments that it would meet the approbation of Your Excellency (ever zealous for the Benefit, and encouragement of the respective Famelies [Families] occupying such Stations) and the appropriation distributed thus on the Line of defence [defense] : that is: the Stations within said Line is considered to be greatly secured by the Stand, and bravery of the Famelies [Families] in the former.
Stations on the Line of defence [defense] from Fort Mathews to Ward's Mill on Tugaloo River.
(Page 14.) See appraisement [illegible text] in the Report -- 85£ Distance 73 1/2 Miles
Norris Station
Hillhouse's Furnage St:
Black St:
Wilkin's St:
(Page 12.) See Map in the subsequent Report for the situations
Bushes St:
Norris St:
Wofford St:
Wards St:
(Page 17.) see Letter to Majr. [Major] Gaither [unclear text: annext ] to the Report for the arrangement of militia Patrol, recommende [document damaged: d ]
Block house ordered in Grove Fork
Block house ordered at Donnagan's