Michael Johnston Kenan notebook, 1872-1873.

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Michael Johnston Kenan notebook, 1872-1873.

The collection consists of a notebook of Michael Johnston Kenan of Sapelo Island, Georgia from 1872-1873. The notebook contains miscellaneous collections of observations, both literary and historical. Of particular interest are his recollections of Fort Wilkerson, Fort Hawkins, Elijah Clarke, Alexander McGillivray, Benjamin Hawkins, the death of William McIntosh, and relations with Creek Indians.

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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...

McIntosh, William, ca. 1775-1825.

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McGillivray, Alexander, approximately 1740-1793

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Kenan, Michael Johnston.

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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 ...