- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Letter, 1814 June 15, Creek Agency [to] Peter Earley [i.e., Early], Governor of Georgia, Milledgeville / Colo[nel] Benjamin Hawkins
- Creator:
- Hawkins, Benjamin, 1754-1816
- Date of Original:
- 1814-06-15
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Crimes against
Georgia. Militia
Creek War, 1813-1814 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- official reports
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This is a letter dated June 15, 1814 from Colonel Benjamin Hawkins, U.S. Agent to the Creeks, to Georgia Governor Peter Early (1813-1815). Hawkins reports that some "friendly" Creek Indians along the Flint River had their cattle stolen by white Georgians while the former were in service with the Georgia militia against "hostile" (or Red Stick) Creeks. He says that two of these parties of white men are headed by Claborn Foster and Daniel Ellis. Hawkins reports that he is confident that these charges are true, and he asks the governor for help in finding and punishing the men responsible for the thefts.
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:
- tcc876
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc876
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc876#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc876/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 08.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Creek agency
15th. June 1814
Several of the friendly Indians who lived on Flint river, have complained to me, that while they were with our army against the hostile Indians, several parties of unprincipled men from Georgia, come over Ocmulgee and drove off all their cattle, and left them in the utmost distress. One of the parties is said to be headed by a Claborn Foster not far from Greensborough. another by Daniel Ellis living near Ocmulgee. the transaction is of notoriety on the frontier, and the parties concerned have 100 as fine cattle of their own. The party under Ellis came near to my Cowpen and drove off a gang belonging to me, some to the public, to Mr. Abercrombe an Indian with an Indian horse and others which I have had traced up.
I have sent out some people to aid the Indians, and it appears their charge is true, that all their cattle between Flint and [deleted text: Chattahooche ] Ocmulgee have been driven across Ocmulgee. If it is possible a remedy should be applied. The Chiefs request me to communicate this to you [added text: [illegible text] ] not to find a [illegible text] in future, for they have nothing to loose [lose], but to see if it is not practicable to detect the thieves and make them pay for their thefts."
I have the honor to be Very respectfully Sir your obedient Servt [Servant]
[Signed] Benjamin Hawkins
Peter Earley Governor of Georgia.
Page: [2]
Letter
Colo. [Colonel] Benjamin
Hawkins dated
Creek Agency
15th.
June 1814.
Indian War.
Peter Earley Governor of Georgia Milledgeville