Benjamin Hawkins Viatory, 1956.

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Benjamin Hawkins Viatory, 1956.

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This collection contains one letter dated June 15, 1954 to Lilla M. Hawes, of the Georgia Historical Society, from John Whatley introducing the sketch of Benjamin Hawkins' path through Heard County, Georgia; three sketches: one of the path through Heard County and two of the path through Carroll County, Georgia; and two pages of typed notes which correspond to the Heard County sketch. These items were removed from the GHS map collection (1361-MP) during a 2009-2011 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant project and cataloged as an archival collection. The items are numbered 327, which corresponds to their original position in the GHS map collection.

1 oversize folder (.02 cubic feet)

Georgia Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7944408

Georgia Historical Society

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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...

Whatley, John

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John Whatley was a resident of Bowdon, Georgia. An avid historian, during the winter of 1953-1054 he researched and sketched the viatory of Benjamin Hawkins, 1754-1816, through Heard and Carroll Counties in Georgia. Hawkins was a farmer, statesman and Indian trader in Georgia from 1796 to 1816. He worked with the Creek Indians politically, agriculturally and in trade until his death in 1816. From the description of Benjamin Hawkins Viatory, 1956. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCa...