Letter, 1825 May 3, Line Creek, Fayette Co[unty], Georgia to Col[onel] Duncan G. Campbell and Major James Meriwether, U[nited] S[tates] Comm[issione]rs / Peggy and Susannah McIntosh
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| Creator: | McIntosh, Peggy McIntosh, Susannah |
| Title: | Letter, 1825 May 3, Line Creek, Fayette Co[unty], Georgia to Col[onel] Duncan G. Campbell and Major James Meriwether, U[nited] S[tates] Comm[issione]rs / Peggy and Susannah McIntosh |
| Date: | 1825 May 3 |
| Description: | Letter dated May 3, 1825 from Peggy and Susannah McIntosh, wives of the late Creek leader William McIntosh, to U.S. Commissioners Duncan G. Campbell and James Meriwether. The women relate that hundreds of Creeks opposed to the Treaty of Indian Springs, 1825, signed by William McIntosh and others converged on McIntosh's estate, killing him, Tome (also, Etomme) Tustunnuggee, and Samuel Hawkins (husband of Jane "Jinny" Hawkins). William's son Chilly managed to escape the party of Creeks led by Intockunge, Thloc-co-cosco mico, and Munnauho (also, Menewa), who were ordered to kill those who signed the treaty. Peggy and Susannah describe the dire situation of those who have fled and beg the commissioners to remember their pledge to assist and protect them. For another version of this letter see tcc191 of the Southeastern Native American Documents Database. Document ID: tcc193. Digital image of original manuscript, scanned by the University of Georgia Libraries in 2000, as part of GALILEO, funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. |
| Subjects: | Creek Indians--Treaties | Creek Indians--Crimes against | McIntosh, William, ca. 1775-1825--Assassination | Hawkins, Samuel, d. 1825--Assassination | Tustunnuggee, Etome, d. 1825--Assassination | Georgia |
| Contributors: | Hargrett Library |
| Online Publisher: | Athens, Ga. : Digital Library of Georgia, 2000 |
| Original Material: | Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 78, folder 7A, document 01. |
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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 |