- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Letter, 1818 Apr. 13, [near] Mickasukie [i.e., Miccosukee] to D[avid] B. Mitchell / Brig[adier] [Gen[era]l William McIntosh
- Creator:
- McIntosh, William, approximately 1775-1825
- Date of Original:
- 1818-04-13
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Wars
Black Seminoles
McQueen, Peter
Seminole War, 1st, 1817-1818 - Location:
- United States, Florida, 28.75054, -82.5001
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018 - Medium:
- official reports
military records - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document is a copy of a letter from Creek leader William McIntosh, commanding a detachment of Creek warriors, to David B. Mitchell, former governor of Georgia (1809-1813, 1815-1817) and acting agent to the Creek Indians, dated April 13, 1818. McIntosh reports on a recent military engagement with forces under Peter McQueen, a Red Stick Creek leader and transmits the number of casualties on both sides (probably associated with the First Seminole War, 1817-1818). McIntosh remarks on the bravery of both Indians and whites who fought alongside him and indicates that his troops have met with General Andrew Jackson in preparation for attacking unnamed "Negroes" on the Suwannee River. He also refers to a white woman recovered from the "hostile" Indians and asks Mitchell to send a copy of this letter to Big Warrior and Little Prince.
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:
- tcc921
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc921
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc921#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc921/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:
- 2 pages/leaves
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 82, folder 03, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
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Copy of a letter from Genl. [General] William McIntosh commanding Creek warriors, to D. [David] B. Mitchell agent for I. A. [Indian Affairs]
Camp 30 Miles from Mickasukie on the way to Suwaunnee.
13th. April 1818.
Sir,
Since I have left you I have not Sent you a talk of what we have done, and I now Send you this. I heard yesterday of Peter McQueen being near the road we were travelling and I took my warriors and went out and fought him. There Seemed to be a considerable number collected there. When we first began to fight them, they were in a very bad Swamp, and fought us there for About an hour, when they ran and we followed them three miles. They fought us in all about three hours. We killed 37 of them, and took 98 women and children & Six men prisoners, and about 700 head of Cattle and a number of Horses with a good many hogs and some Corn. We lost 3 Killed, and had 5 wounded. Our prisoners tell us that there was 120 Warriors from 6 different towns. From what we Saw, I believe there was more than they say, as Some of our prisoners say there was 200 of them. Tom Woodward
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and Mr. Brown, and your Son our agent, and all the white men that live in our country were with us through the whole fight, and fought well. All my officers fought So well I do not Know which is the bravest. They all fought like Men and run their enemies. Genl. [General] Jackson waited for us about Six miles from Where we fought. After the fight I went and joined him, and we are going this morning to fight the Negroes together. They are at Suwanee and we shall be there in four days. There was among the Hostiles a woman that was in the boat when our friends the white people were killed on the River below fort Scott. We gave her to her friends. her Husband and Father are with Genl. [General] Jackson. Major Kinnard took her himself. this is all I have to tell you. I wish you would send a Copy of this to the Big Warrior & Little Prince.
Your Friend
[Signed] Wm [William] McIntosh Brig: Genl. Commg. C.W. [Brigadier General Commanding Creek Warriors]
D. [David] B. Mitchell Esqr. Agent I.A. [Indian Affairs]
Indian War
1818
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