United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018United States, South Carolina, 34.00043, -81.000091782This document contains extracts of the depositions of Mark King and William Henson, both deserters from British military service, dated 1782. King's testimony reveals that he was threatened into British service. He provides information on troop strength and movements in Georgia and South Carolina associated with the Revolutionary War. He also deposes that a body of Cherokee and Creek Indians were recently in Savannah to receive ammunition, ostensibly to support the British cause. Henson reveals that he too was threatened into British service. His deposition furnishes information on British troops and reinforcements and their whereabouts.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.text/htmlimage/jpegtcc849engMode of access: World Wide Web.System requirements: AT&T DjVu browser plug-in needed to view images of documents.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 69, folder 08, document 01.Cherokee IndiansCreek IndiansGreat Britain. ArmyMilitary desertersUnited States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Indian participationDepos[itions of] deserter[s] Mark King [and] W[illia]m Henson, 1782Text