Deposition [of] Lachlan McGillivray, 1755 Dec. 22, Augusta, Georgia / [sworn to] before Jonathan Copp
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| Type: | Depositions |
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| Title: | Deposition [of] Lachlan McGillivray, 1755 Dec. 22, Augusta, Georgia / [sworn to] before Jonathan Copp |
| Date: | 1755 Dec. 22 |
| Description: | This is a legal deposition of Lachlan McGillivray, dated December 22, 1755 in Augusta, Georgia. McGillivray, a trader to the Creek Nation, says that he was present at a meeting between the Governor of South Carolina and Creek leaders in Charleston in either June or July of 1753. McGillivray reports that Creek leader Malatchi (also Malatche or Malatchee) declared that the islands of St. Catherine's, Sapelo, Ossabaw, and other unnamed lands near Savannah, Georgia belonged to Mary Bosomworth (a.k.a. Mary Musgrove or Coosaponakeesa), herein referred to as Malatchi's sister. Malatchi reportedly asked the governor and his council to confirm her right to the lands in order to prevent any further disputes. McGillivray also states that Malatchi knew that some of the other Creek leaders present at the meeting had previously ceded the aforementioned lands to Patrick Graham (President of the Georgia colony, 1752-1754) but received no answer upon asking who was responsible for the cession. Document ID: krc038. Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the Digital Library of Georgia in 2001, as part of GALILEO, funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. |
| Subjects: | Creek Indians--Land tenure | Malatchi Opiya Mico | Glen, James, 1701-1777 | Creek Indians--Legal status, laws, etc. | Musgrove, Mary, 1700-1765 | Georgia |
| Contributors: | Hargrett Library | Digital Library of Georgia | Southeastern Native American Documents Collection (GALILEO (Georgia statewide project)) GAGAL |
| Online Publisher: | Athens, Ga. : Digital Library of Georgia, 2001 |
| Original Material: | 2 pages/leaves | Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Keith Read, box 02, folder 57, document 01. |
| Rights and Usage: | This work is the property of the University of Georgia Libraries. It may be used freely by individuals for research, teaching, and personal use as long as this statement of availability is included in the text. Cite as: [title of item], Keith Read, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia |
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| Related Institutions: | Digital Library of Georgia Hargrett Library Museum of the Cherokee Indian Tennessee State Library and Archives Tennessee State Museum Frank H. McClung Museum (Knoxville, Tenn.) Hoskins Library LaFayette-Walker County Library |
| Collection Information: | Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842 |