Sketch of the Creek country in 1798 and 1799 : manuscript, [18--].

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Sketch of the Creek country in 1798 and 1799 : manuscript, [18--].

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A description of the land and land use in parts of Alabama and Georgia, both by the local Indian tribes and new settlers; with names of Indian villages, references to the Chattahoochee River and tributaries, some history of tribes, and mention of Hawkins' work as an Indian agent.

1 v. (71 leaves) ; 20 cm.

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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...