- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Promis[sory note with receipt], 1786 Oct. 16, Savannah, [Georgia] / [signed by] Jos[eph] Habersham
- Creator:
- Habersham, Joseph, 1751-1815
- Date of Original:
- 1786-10-16
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Government relations
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- promissory notes
receipts (financial records) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document dated October 16, 1786 in Savannah is a promissory note from Joseph Habersham for a payment to be made to Thomas Washington for purchasing goods for the Creek Indians. On the last page of the document, there is a note from Washington authorizing that the payment be made to U. S. agent Levi Sheftall. A receipt for the amount due Washington that is dated November 22, 1786 and signed by (a representative of Jack & Douglass in Augusta, Georgia ?), is also included.
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:
- tcc866
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc866
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc866#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc866/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 76, folder 14, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
I promise to obtain an order on the public treasury for the sum of One Hundred & Three pounds, five shillings and five pence farthing, payable to Major Thos. [Thomas] Washington for a ballance [balance] due him for indian goods purchased for the treaty now holding with the creek indians.
Savannah
16th. Octr. [October] 1786.£103,,5,,5 1/4
[Signed] Jos. [Joseph] Habersham
Page: [2]
Pay the [illegible text] to Levi Sheftall [illegible text]
[Signed] T. [Thomas] Washington --
Augusta
22d Novr. [November] 1786 --
Received the within One Hundred & three pounds 5/5 1/4 by the Hands of Majr. [Major] Forsyth --
£ 103.5.5
[Signed] Jack & Douglass
-- [illegible text] --
103.5.5