- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Letter, 1814 Nov. 3, Fort Hawkins [to] Governor Peter Earley [i.e., Early], Milledgeville / Benjamin Hawkins
- Creator:
- Hawkins, Benjamin, 1754-1816
- Date of Original:
- 1814-11-03
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Wars
Creek Indians--Government relations - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- official reports
military records - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This is a letter dated November 3, 1814 from Benjamin Hawkins, U.S. Agent to the Creeks, to Governor Peter Early (Governor of Georgia, 1813-1815), regarding a recent problem with "hostile" Indians. Hawkins promises to return to the Creek Agency as soon as possible to collect "friendly" Indians to aid him in putting down this hostile party of Indians. He goes on to say that he will make Coweta his headquarters and that he will order the Uchees (also Yuchis) to gather under the command of Captain Timpoochee Barnard and will give a similar order to the chiefs of Aumuccullee (?) to help reconnoiter the movements of the enemy. He also asks the governor to give him some mounted troops to aid in putting down this hostile party. Hawkins mentions an enclosure, but no enclosures survive with this letter.
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:
- tcc880
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc880
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc880#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc880/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:
- 3 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 12.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Fort Hawkins
3rd. of Novr. [November] 1814.
I arrived here last evning [evening] from the agency and this morning received the enclosed communication express from thence. I shall return there as soon as the mail of tomorrow arrives and proceed immediately to collect the friendly Indians as fast as I can to aid in chastising this hostile party. Orders have been issued for the enroling [enrolling] of the Indians some time past, and is in execution. The friendly towns are in a state of alarm which they have expressed to me by runners.
I shall make Cowetau my head quarters and act from thence as circumstances may require I shall order all the Uchees to embody under Capt. Barnard and station them 20 miles below Fort Lawrence I shall give a like order to the Chiefs of Aumuccullee to remain 30 miles [unclear text: still ] lower to reconnoiter the movement of the enemy. From Cowetau I can defend the posts, which it is desirable they should attack in preference of your fronteirs [frontiers] . If the militia officers in the agency will cooperate under my command with a little aid from you we will soon make the enemy retrace his steps with loss. I shall want 100 mounted infantry. It is bad policy and will never do to act defensively against Indians on a fronteir [frontier] as extensive as yours. On the appearance of hostility they must be traced up to their towns and crushed. The reason is favourable [favorable] and what provision they have made is ready for us. As they have [illegible text] hostility and made a movement towards us, If the Chiefs of Aumuccullee should prevail on them to desist it will be but temporary as the British force will be ready to act with them. we had better begin and act with effect against them
Page: [2]
You have had a call on you for so many of your Militia lately, that I have brought my [unclear text: mind ] to act with the least possible force, otherwise, I prefer as the occasion requires it, and should call on you for at least 500 mounted men under an officer of ability, to go with our United force, and crush those people. It would be very agreeable to me to hear you [unclear text: concur ] in and can take order on this last idea.
I have the honor to be Very respectfully Dear Sir your ob Servt. [obedient Servant]
[Signed] Benjamin Hawkins agent for I A [Indian Affairs]
His Excellency Peter Earley Governor of Georgia [added text (appears to be different hand and ink): all written by Hawkins ]
Page: [3]
Letter from Colo. [Colonel] Benjamin Hawkins Agent Ind: [Indian] Affairs, dated "Fort Hawkins
3d. Nov: [November] 1814"
Indian Affairs
1814.
Answer written
4th November 1814
Governor of Georgia Milledgeville