- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Statement of] William Bowen, 1818 June 1, Darien, [Georgia] / [answered by] W. J. McIntosh
- Date of Original:
- 1818-06-01
- Subject:
- Fugitive slaves
Creek Indians--Claims against
Indian agents - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Glynn County, Brunswick, 31.14995, -81.49149
- Medium:
- legal documents
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document is a legal statement consisting of a series of questions, signed by William Bowen, and a series of answers, signed by W.J. McIntosh, collector for the District of Brunswick, Georgia, (NOT Creek leader William McIntosh), dated June 1, 1818. The statement pertains to the capture and recovery of a number of slaves taken from Jared E. Groce (Gross) by McQueen McIntosh in the Creek Nation. Bowen claims that he is the rightful owner of the aforementioned slaves, and he requests their return and compensation for the period of their detention. McIntosh's reply indicates that the slaves were taken by order of Georgia Governor William Rabun (1817-1819) and any requests for their return must be directed to Agent Charles Williamson.
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:
- tcc922
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc922
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc922#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc922/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 82, folder 03, document 02.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Darien
June 1st 1818
Major W J McIntosh
Sir,
"Have you in possession Eigty [Eighty] Eight Negroes taken by Mr McQueen McIntosh in the Creek Nation from Jared E [unclear text: Groce ] "
"What claim have you to them, & why were they arrested"
"What do you intend to do with them"
"The Negroes taken from Mr. Jared E Groce by Mr McQueen McIntosh belongs to me; they were illegally arrested and forcibly brot [brought] into the State of Georgia by him and I do by these presents demand the same to be immediately restored, together with a reasonable compensation for their detention."
Signed-
[Signed] Wm. [William] Bowen
Page: [2]
No 4
Mr Bowens confession that the Negroes were his property.-
Page: [3]
I have Eigty [Eighty] Seven of these Negroes in my possession, one of the 88 having died
For having violated certain acts of Congress, being found within the jurisdictional Limits of the U States
Deliver them over to the State of Georgia in complyance [compliance] with an order from his Excellency Govr. [Governor] Rabun
Any claim which you may interpose for sd. [said] Negroes I cannot conceive will be impair'd [impaired], simply by a change of custody only, & being indemnified by the State, your recourse must therefore be against his Excellency, having orderd [ordered] a delivery of said Negroes to his Agent Charles Williamson Esqr.
Signed-
[Signed] W [William] J McIntosh [unclear text: Coll. ]
Dist. of Brunswick Geoa. [Georgia]
Page: [4]
Bowens Confession that the Negroes belonged to him
1818