- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Letter, 1817 Dec. 15, Creek Agency [to] William Rabun, Governor of Georgia / Gen[era]l D[avid] B. Mitchell
- Creator:
- Mitchell, David Brydie, 1766-1837
- Date of Original:
- 1817-12-15
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Warfare
Creek Indians--Claims against
Georgia. Militia
Seminole War, 1st, 1817-1818
McIntosh, William, approximately 1775-1825 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clay County, 31.62628, -84.9801
United States, Georgia, Decatur County, 30.87834, -84.57907
United States, Georgia, Marion County, 32.35338, -84.52464 - Medium:
- official reports
military records - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document is a letter from General David B. Mitchell, U.S. Agent to the Creek Indians and former governor of Georgia (1809-1813, 1815-1817), to William Rabun, Governor of Georgia (1817-1819), dated December 15, 1817. Mitchell reports that two men were allegedly killed between Fort Perry (Marion County, Georgia) and Fort Gaines (Clay County, Georgia) by "hostile" Indians, but that he has ordered Creek leader General William McIntosh to investigate. Mitchell also informs Rabun that since the loss of Lieutenant Scott's company, the Seminoles and the Red Stick Creeks who have joined them have become bolder, but he doubts they will trouble the Georgia frontier as long as General Edmund Gaines maintains command at Fort Scott (Decatur County, Georgia).
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:
- tcc911
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc911
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc911#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc911/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 20, document 03.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
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Creek Agency
15th. Decr. [December] 1817
Dear Sir
Two men were killed by the hostile Indians on the 7th. Instant on the road leading from fort Perry to Fort Gaines, and within a short distance of the latter place. Being at the Thlacotchcau Town near Fort Mitchell attending a meeting of the friendly Chiefs when this Intelligence reached me, I immediately gave orders to McIntosh to turn out parties of his friendly warriors for the protection of travellers on the public roads and to ascertain if possible the Towns to which the murdering Indians belonged
This order I have no doubt will be punctually obeyed, On my reaching this place I received from Genl: [General] Gaines a letter of which the inclosed is a Copy. By the unfortunate loss of the detachment under Lieut: Scott, I fear the Seminoles and Red Sticks of the late war who have joined them will be so much Elated that peace with them
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must be preceded by severe Chastisement, I have however little apprehensions of any attempts being made by them on the frontiers of Georgia, so long as Genl: [General] Gaines Continues in force at Fort Scott, unless some straggling parties may Visit the frontier of Camden, and there I understand you have a Respectable force. The bulk of the nation within our boundary appear perfectly friendly
I am
Dear Sir
with much regard & esteem
your very obed Servt. [obedient Servant]
[Signed] D. [David] B. Mitchell His Excellency William Rabun Governor of Georgia Milledgeville
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Letter from
Genl. D. [General David] B. Mitchell
Agent Indian affairs
Creek Nation
dated
15th Decemb. [December] 1817.
Indian War
Seminoles