[Letter with petition], 1808 July 28, Hancock County, [Georgia to Governor of Georgia] Jared Irwin, Milledgeville
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| Title: | [Letter with petition], 1808 July 28, Hancock County, [Georgia to Governor of Georgia] Jared Irwin, Milledgeville |
| Date: | 1808 July 28 |
| Description: | This document is a letter from a group of citizens of Hancock County, Georgia to Georgia Governor Jared Irwin, dated July 28, 1808. The citizens request that the Governor issue a proclamation for the apprehension of Kendall Lewis. Lewis is accused of the murder of Edward Denton and is believed to have escaped to either the Mississippi Territory or the Creek Territory. Included is a physical description of Kendall, and a further request that this report be sent to Colonel Benjamin Hawkins, U.S. Agent to the Creeks. Document ID: tcc393. 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 Nation | Indian agents | Southern States | Hancock County (Ga.) |
| 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 46, folder 03, document 02. |
| 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], Telamon Cuyler, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia |
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| Persistent Link to Item: | http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/zlna/id:tcc393 |
| 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 |