- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Letter, 1814 June 15, Creek Agency [to] Peter Earley [i.e., Early], Governor of Georgia / Colo[nel] Benjamin Hawkins
- Creator:
- Hawkins, Benjamin, 1754-1816
- Date of Original:
- 1814-06-15
- Subject:
- Great Britain--Foreign relations--1800-1837
Spain--Foreign relations--1808-1814
Creek War, 1813-1814
Creek War, 1813-1814--Participation, British
Creek War, 1813-1814--Participation, Spanish - Location:
- United States, Florida, 28.75054, -82.5001
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, dated June 15, 1814, to Peter Early, Governor of Georgia (1813-1815). Hawkins reports on the current "civil war" among the Creek Indians and remarks that it is very difficult to obtain accurate information about the Red Sticks (herein referred to as the "Red Clubs") and their affiliation with the Spanish and British. He refers to an enclosure (no longer attached) which reveals that two Red Stick leaders, Peter McQueen and Josiah Francis, called "prophets", surrendered themselves to Colonel (Homer ?) Milton and that numbers of their followers have also surrendered at local military posts. This document is related to tcc874 of the Southeastern Native American Documents database.
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:
- tcc875
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc875
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc875#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc875/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 07.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Creek agency
15th. June 1814
From the peculiarity of the civil war among us, I find it difficult to procure correct and early information from the Red Clubs, and connexion [connection] between them, the Spaniards and British. The enclosed which I deem sufficiently important to send by express is believed here to be substantially true. -- Lt. Lewis commanding a company of our spies and guides informs Mr. Limbaugh McQueen and Francis had delivered themselves as prisoners to Colo. [Colonel] Milton. Several hundred of the deluded followers of the prophets have surrendered themselves at our military posts, and are fed by order of Government The Supplies will be charged to their account, and [unclear text: become ] matter of arrangement whenever a treaty shall be held.
accept assurances of the respectful regard of Dear Sir your obt Ser [obedient Servant]
[Signed] Benjamin Hawkins
Peter Earley Governor of Georgia
Page: [2]
Letter
Colo. [Colonel] Benjamin Hawkins dated Creek Agency
15th June 1814. with enclosures.
Indian War.