- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Affidavits on behalf of] John Fuguson, 1817 May 28, Richmond County, Georgia / sworn to before W. Barton [and] Th[oma]s C. Russell
- Date of Original:
- 1817-05-28
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Warfare
Georgia. Militia
Fuguson, John--Death and burial - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- affidavits
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document contains two affidavits regarding the claim of Rachel Fuguson, widow of John Fuguson, who was killed during his service with the Augusta Volunteer Rangers while fighting the Creek Indians. The first statement, dated May 28, 1817 and signed by Rachel Fuguson and W. Barton, a Notary Public, states that John Fuguson left her and three children. The second statement, dated September 6, 1817 and signed by James Barton and Thomas C. Russell, a Justice of the Peace, states that enclosed affidavit (that of Mrs. Fuguson) is a true copy of the original affidavit sent to the U. S. war department.
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:
- tcc834
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc834
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc834#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc834/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 67, folder 01, document 09.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Georgia
Richmond County
Personally came before me Rachel Fuguson who being duly sworn deposes that she is the widow of John Fuguson formally of the County and state aforesaid decd [deceased] & late a soldier in the Augusta Voluntier [Volunteer] Rangers commanded by W. Barton in the service of the U. S. against the Creek Indians that the said John Fuguson is represented to have died While in the services aforesaid and that he has left three children (To wit William John & Abel) by this deponent and further that this deponent now is & has ever since the death of said John Fuguson remained unmarried
[Signed] Rachel Fuguson her X mark
Sworn to before me the
28th May 1817
[Signed] W Barton Noty. [Notary] Public [illegible text]
Page: [2]
Georgia
Richmond County
James Barton appeared before me and made that the within writing is a true copy of an original affidavit to be sent on to the War department of the United States.
[Signed] Jas. [James] Barton
Sworn to before me
6th Sept [September] 1817 --
[Signed] Ths. [Thomas] C. Russell J. P. [Justice of the Peace]
Claims vs vs Militia
1836