United States, Alabama, 32.75041, -86.75026United States, Georgia, Wheeler County, Oconee River, 31.95963, -82.54374McGillivray, Alexander, ca. 1740-17931786-09-16This is a letter dated September 16, 1786 from Creek leader Alexander McGillivray to an unnamed Georgia official. McGillivray says that he recently received a letter from John Galphin, a mixed blood Creek who served as a liaison and interpreter between the Creeks and the state of Georgia, requesting that McGillivray meet him in Tuckebatches (also Tuckabatchie, Tuckabatchee) to receive some dispatches from the Georgia commissioners, but that when he arrived Galphin refused to meet with him in person. McGillivray warns the recipient of this letter to therefore disregard any report that Galphin may give him, as he is inexperienced in dealing with the Indians in an acceptable manner. He writes that, if the commissioners are serious about peace, they should prove it by ordering white settlers on Creek hunting grounds near the Oconee River to leave the area. McGillivray is adamant that this is the only way to satisfy the Creeks and prevent war.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/jpegtcc903engMode 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 80, folder 05, document 03.Creek Indians--Government relationsCreek Indians--Politics and governmentCreek Indians--Land tenure[Letter] 1786 Sept. 16, Tuckebatches, [Creek Nation] / Alex[ande]r McGillivrayText