United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Hawkins, Benjamin, 1754-18161806-07-29Letter from Benjamin Hawkins, U.S. Agent to the Creeks, to John Milledge, Governor of Georgia (1802-1806), dated July 29, 1806. Hawkins reports on orders received from the Secretary of War for running a boundary line pursuant to the Treaty of Washington, concluded between the U.S. and the Creek Nation on November 14, 1805. Hawkins also writes regarding a number of captured slaves who are in his possession at the Creek Agency. He suggests a course of action to expeditiously return them to their owners.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/jpegtcc870engMode 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 76, folder 25, document 02.Creek Indians--TreatiesCreek Indians--Government relationsFugitive slavesBoundaries[Letter] 1806 July 29, Creek Agency [to] John Milledge, Governor of Georgia, Louisville, [Georgia] / Colo[nel] Benjamin HawkinsText