- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Recei[pt for] original letters and papers, 1789 May 14, [Georgia] / [signed by] H[enry] Osborne
- Date of Original:
- 1789-05-14
- Subject:
- United States--Politics and government--1783-1865
United States. Congress
Treaty-making power--Southern States
Georgia--Politics and government--1775-1865
Indians of North America--Treaties
Creek Indians--Government relations
McGillivray, Alexander, ca. 1740-1793 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- receipts (financial records)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document appears to be a receipt for original papers and letters delivered by James Meriwether, Secretary of the Executive Council of Georgia, to Henry Osborne, on May 14, 1789. The documents transmitted include a letter with a congressional act of October 26, 1787 providing for the appointment and instruction of commissioners to treat with the Southern Indians, a letter with a congressional act of August 14, 1788 regarding treaties with the Southern Indians, a copy of a letter from Creek leader Alexander McGillivray, and congressional journals from March 6 through June 1, 1786.
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:
- tcc898
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc898
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc898#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc898/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:
- 1 pages/leaves
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 76, folder 28, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
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Received
14th May 1789 of James Meriwether esqr Secy [Secretary] of the Executive Council, agreeably to an Order of the Board of
10 April last, the following original Letters and papers.
A letter from the Secretary of Congress
27th Octob [October] 1787 with an Act of the
26th of the same month directing the Appointment of Commissioners and appropriating a sum for carrying on a treaty with the [deleted text: Creek ] [added text: Southern ] Indians, and Instructions for the said Commissioners.
A letter from the Secy [Secretary] of Congress
15 August 1788 and an Act of the
14th of the same month touching the treaty to be held with the [deleted text: Creek ] [added text: Southern ] Indians
A copy of a letter from Alexander McGillvray to the Governor of South Carolina=
The Journals of Congress from the
6th March to the
1" June 1786 inclusive
[Signed] H: [Henry] Osborne