Papers of Benjamin Hawkins, 1797-1802.

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Papers of Benjamin Hawkins, 1797-1802.

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Journal and sketch kept by Hawkins while agent to the Creeks and general superintendent of all Indian tribes south of the Ohio River. Includes descriptions of the terrain of southeastern Georgia, Alabama, and Florida, and the Indians and their customs.

2 volumes.1 container.1 microfilm reel.

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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...