United States, Florida, 28.75054, -82.5001United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Hawkins, Benjamin, 1754-18161815-05-28This document is a letter (possibly a copy) from Colonel Benjamin Hawkins, U.S. Agent to the Creeks, to Colonel Edward Nicolls, a British officer whose rank and service status are dubious, dated May 28, 1815. Hawkins informs Nicolls of the complaint of Bowlegs regarding alleged crimes committed on his property by citizens of Georgia and notifies him of recent alleged depredations committed on Spanish subjects by the Alachua Indians near the St. John's River in Florida. Hawkins explains the precedent by which Indian groups in the area have settled various disputes, namely by operating through him as the Indian agent, and delineates the political structure of the Creek Nation. He mentions the case of William Augustus Bowles, a British officer who became embroiled in the affairs of the Creek Nation and attacked Spanish Florida. He also asserts that Nicolls is misguided in recent criticisms of Hawkins and the U.S. government with respect to Indian affairs, and even suggests that Nicolls is posing as a British officer while seeking personal gain. It appears that this letter is in reply to complaints made by Nicolls, supposedly on behalf of the Seminole Indians.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.text/htmlimage/jpegtcc893engMode of access: World Wide Web.System requirements: AT&T DjVu browser plug-in needed to view images of documents.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 76, folder 25, document 25.Creek Indians--Government relationsCreek Indians--Violence againstCreek Indians--Politics and governmentGreat Britain--Foreign relations--1800-1837United States--History--War of 1812Seminole Indians--Government relations[Letter] 1815 May 28, Creek Agency to Colo[nel Edward] Nicolls / Colo[nel] Benjamin HawkinsText