- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Copy of Alex[ander] McGillivray's talk to the Governor of Georgia, 1786 Aug. 3, Tuckabatchee, [Creek Nation] / Alex[ander] McGillivray
- Creator:
- McGillivray, Alexander, ca. 1740-1793
- Date of Original:
- 1786-08-03
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Government relations
Creek Indians--Treaties
Creek Indians--Land tenure
Creek Indians--Politics and government--1775-1865
Indian land transfers
Georgia--Politics and government - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- official reports
speeches - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This is a copy of Alexander McGillivray's talk to the governor of Georgia, dated August 8, 1786. In this talk, McGillivray says that a man called Yellow Hair by the Creeks (Daniel McMurphy, treaty commissioner for the state of Georgia) had demanded a meeting with the Creek chiefs the previous summer but left for Augusta before the meeting took place. McGillivray says that he would like to hear what the governor or his commissioners have to say. He warns them, however, not to deal with the Tame King or the Fat King, neither of whom has the authority to cede any Creek land. He also notes that he has sent the governor and council several talks condemning white settlements on Creek hunting grounds near the Oconee River but has never received a response. He asks the governor to respond and warns him again. This copy was apparently prepared by the executive council's secretary, James M. Stewart.
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:
- tcc904
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc904
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc904#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc904/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 80, folder 05, document 04.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
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To his honor the Governor & the other beloved men of the State of Georgia
Friends & Brothers,
Early in Summer a man named Yellow Hair by our People (Mr McMurphy) came up among us & said he was sent up by you on business of Importance & desired a meeting of the Cheifs [Chiefs] to communicate the same. We then told him & the Tame King & Fat King that the person whom we had placed at the head of our Councils, being absent from the Nation we could not meet to deliberate on Public matters, but if he would wait, till we cou'd [could] be convened he wou'd [would] [deleted text: cou ] obtain an answer, which he promised to do. And on the arrival of the person we expected, notice was given by him to all the Cheifs [Chiefs], of the Upper, Middle, & Lower Towns to meet in General convention at the Tuckebatchee Town for the purpose of hearing your Talk. Mean time your Messenger went off for Augusta, whereby we did not hear your Talk. however we expected to hear it from either the Tame or Fat Kings who are the same as Yellow Hair, but they did not appear in the Council. We believe they are ashamed of their bad conduct, respecting the Lands, & of which they have been often told of.
Brothers,
be not deceived by those men any longer they have no authority to give away
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any land, & which Yellow Hair would have seen had he remained till now, & had been present at this meeting.
We had sent you several Talks about your people Settling our Hunting grounds, desiring that you wou'd [would] remove them, to which you never gave us any kind of answer. We do not serve you so when send Talks to us, we never were so slighted either by the English Spaniards or French. We now in this meeting desire an Answer to be soon sent to us concerning your intentions of satisfying us about [deleted text: y ] our land, or whether you intended it or not. We warn you again to keep your people within your boundary of Ogechee as we are determined against allowing you enjoy the encroachments your people have made on our lands.
The above was requested by the Cheifs [Chiefs] of A [Alexander] McGillvray to forward as directed
Tuckebatches Town
3d Augst. [August] 1786An Answer is expected by the last of
September next, if there is no answer sent then, we must imagine you mean not to satisfy us, & we shall conduct ourselves accordingly
A Copy from the Original in the Office of the Executive
[Signed] Jas. [James] M. Stewart [illegible text] Secy E C [Secretary Executive Council]
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Alexr. [Alexander] McGillvrays [deleted text: Letter ] [added text: Talk ] to the Governor
3d. August 1786
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Copy of Alexr. [Alexander] McGillivrays [deleted text: Letter ] Talk
3d. August 1786.
Indian affairs
1786