Letters from Georgia settlers regarding Indian depredations, 1786-1838.

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Letters from Georgia settlers regarding Indian depredations, 1786-1838.

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The collection consists of letters and depositions relating to Indian depredations in Georgia from 1786-1838. The letters, addressed mainly to various Georgia governors, are from citizens who discuss Indian raids and violence to white settlers. Correspondents include Joshua Inman, John Twiggs, Caleb Howell, Jared Irwin, Elijah Clarke, Benjamin Hawkins, John Clark, Stephen Hawkins, and C. Stephens. Also includes depositions of Abram Mordecai, John Burnett, Owen Bowen, Henry Carvel, Nathaniel Howell, and Isaac Green.

.25 linear ft.

Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7403398

Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Hawkins, Benjamin, 1754-1816

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Benjamin Hawkins (August 15, 1754 – June 6, 1816) was an American planter, statesman and a U.S. Indian agent He was a delegate to the Continental Congress and a United States Senator from North Carolina, having grown up among the planter elite. Appointed by George Washington in 1796 as one of three commissioners to the Creeks, in 1801 President Jefferson named him "principal agent for Indian affairs south of the Ohio [River]", and was principal Indian agent to the Creek Indians. Born on his f...

Burnett, John, fl. 1791.

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Howell, Nathaniel.

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Mordecai, Abram.

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Irwin, Jared, 1750-1818

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State legislator and governor of Georgia, from Washington County, Ga. From the description of Papers, 1783-1855. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19851873 ...

Twiggs, John, 1750-1816.

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John Twiggs (1750-1816) of Burke County, Ga., major general during the American Revolution, married Ruth Emanuel and was the father of David Emanuel Twiggs (1790-1862). From the description of John Twiggs papers, 1943 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 46350541 John Twiggs (1750-1816) moved to Georgia from Maryland. He was a Revolutionary War soldier and a Major-General of the Georgia Militia. In 1783 he brokered a treaty commission in Augusta for the State of Georgia with th...

Green, Isaac

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Farmer in Windsor, Vermont. From the guide to the Isaac Green account book, 1822-1825, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) ...

Clarke, Elijah, 1733-1799

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Army officer. From the description of Elijah Clarke correspondence, 1894. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79453547 Elijah Clarke (1733-1799), Georgia frontiersman. From the description of Letter to Col. Benjamin Cleavland, 1787 June 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476345 ...

Hawkins, Stephen J.

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Carvel, Henry.

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Bowen, Owen.

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Clark, John

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Army officer. From the description of Militia list, 1777. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79451669 ...

Howell, Caleb.

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Inman, Joshua.

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