- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1813 May 31, Creek Agency [to] Capt[ain Cook?], Fort Hawkins, [Georgia] / Col[onel] Benjamin Hawkins
- Creator:
- Hawkins, Benjamin, 1754-1816
- Date of Original:
- 1813-05-31
- Subject:
- Creek Indians
Fugitive slaves - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Bibb County, Fort Hawkins (historical), 32.84917, -83.61194
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This is a letter dated May 31, 1813 from Colonel Benjamin Hawkins, U.S. Agent to the Creeks, to Captain Cook (?), commanding at Fort Hawkins (Bibb County, Georgia). Hawkins indicates that he has possession of two escaped slaves, a man named Fleming and his wife Phebe, who are the property of Henry March. The two fugitives were captured by (Creek ?) Indians at the confluence of the Flint and Chattahoochee Rivers. Hawkins reports that he paid the Indians 25 dollars for apprehending the two individuals and that March is responsible for repayment of this expense.
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:
- tcc872
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc872
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc872#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc872/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 04.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Creek agency
31st may 1813
The two negros [negroes] delivered by my waggoner [wagoner] yesterday were apprehended near the confluence of Flint and Chattahoche. The fellow said his name was Fleming, his master Henry March living on Oconee. He came off last corn pulling time, his wife Phebe now with him. Their comrade Dick left them near Ocmulgee. I shall report these negros [negroes] to the governor and request you to do so with such additional information as can be obtained from them. I paid 25 dolrs. [dollars] to the Indians of [illegible text] for apprehending and delivering them, which the owner must repay on receiving them and the expence [expense] of keeping with you.
I am with Sincere regard Sir yr. ob S [your obedient Servant]
[Signed] Benjamin Hawkins
Capt [unclear text: Cook ] Commanding Fort Hawkins
Page: [2]
Negroes
1813
Indians
Col B. [Benjamin] Hawkins