- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Letter, 1817 Mar. 31, Milledgeville [to] W[illia]m Rabun, Milledgeville / Gen[era]l David B. Mitchell
- Creator:
- Mitchell, David Brydie, 1766-1837
- Date of Original:
- 1817-03-31
- Subject:
- Georgia--Politics and government--1775-1865
Georgia. Militia
Creek Indians--Warfare
Seminole Indians--Warfare
Seminole War, 1st, 1817-1818 - Location:
- United States, Alabama, Escambia County, East Brewton, 31.09323, -87.06275
United States, Georgia, Camden County, St. Marys, 30.73051, -81.54649
United States, Georgia, Clay County, 31.62628, -84.9801 - Medium:
- military records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This is a letter from David B. Mitchell, U.S. Agent to the Creek Indians and former Governor of Georgia (1809-1813, 1815-1817), to William Rabun, President of the Georgia Senate, dated March 31, 1817. Mitchell transmits information he recently received regarding renewed hostilities on the part of the Red Stick Creeks near St. Marys, Georgia. Mitchell postulates that the recent evacuation of Fort Crawford (East Brewton, Alabama) and Fort Gaines (Clay County, Georgia) has induced the Red Sticks to resume attacks. He further suggests that if a battalion were stationed at Fort Crawford, incursions by Seminoles or other hostile Indians would cease.
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:
- tcc910
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc910
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc910#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc910/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:
- 4 pages/leaves
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 80, folder 20, document 02.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Milledgeville
31st. March 1817.
Dear Sir,
By Saturdays mail I received a Letter from low down on Flint River conveying the following intelligence, "I have been informed two days past from below where the red Stick class reside, that a party has been down near St. Marys and murdered a woman and two children, and brought off some horses. I have heard for some time past, that the red stick party have commenced their red stick dancings again, which is a proof they mean to commence hostilities. Our Forts Crawford and Gaines having been evacuated I believe has been the cause of these red Stick Class beginning again to commence hostilities.
Page: [2]
They think that our troops were afraid to continue there."
You have already been apprized of the murder Spoken of by the writer of the letter, and I shall endeavour [endeavor] to Keep an Eye upon the movements of the hostile Indians, and inform you from time to time of their proceedings.
I have not the least doubt, but if a Battalion of regular troops were Stationed at Camp Crawford, that every thing like hostilities on the part of these Florida or Simenolie Indians would vanish.
I am,
Dear Sir
with regard & esteem
your very obt. Sevt. [obedient Servant]
[Signed] D. [David] B. Mitchell The Honble. [Honorable] Wm [William] Rabun President &c. &c. [et cetera et cetera]
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Letter from Genl. [General] David B. Mitchell dated
31st. March. 1817.
Indian War
Page: [4]
The Honble. [Honorable] Wm [William] Rabun President &c. &c. [et cetera et cetera] Milledgeville