- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Letter, 1812 Dec. 7, Creek Agency [to David B. Mitchell], Governor of Georgia / Colo[nel] Benjamin Hawkins
- Creator:
- Hawkins, Benjamin, 1754-1816
- Date of Original:
- 1812-12-07
- Subject:
- Creek Indians
Fugitive slaves
Seminole Indians - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- official reports
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document is a letter from Colonel Benjamin Hawkins, U.S. Agent to the Creeks, to an unnamed Governor of Georgia (probably David B. Mitchell, 1809-1813, 1815-1817), dated December 7, 1812. Hawkins reports to Mitchell that he has apprehended, for a second time, an unnamed male slave belonging to Elijah Walker. He states that the fugitive was captured while en route to the Seminole Indian territory in a canoe.
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:
- tcc871
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc871
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc871#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc871/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 25, document 03.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Creek agency
7 decr. [december] 1812
I omited [omitted] in my letter of this date to inform you We have had Elijah Walkers negro apprehended again and this day [document damaged] This second [document damaged: appr ] ehension has increased the expences [expenses] on him He was taken 25 or 30 miles below this in a Canoe going down River to get to the Simanole Indian Town
I am respectfully yours
[Signed] Benjamin Hawkins The Governor of Georgia
Creek agency
7 decr. [december] Free
Benjamin Hawkins
[unclear text: P. [Post] Master ]
The Governor of Georgia
Page: [2]
Letter
Colo. Benjn. [Colonel Benjamin] Hawkins
dated Creek Agency
7th. December 1812
Negroes