Letter, 1804 May 17, Fort James [to] Col[onel] Benjamin Hawkins / Timothy Barnard
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| Type: | Letters (correspondence) | Text |
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| Creator: | Barnard, Timothy, 1745-1820 |
| Title: | Letter, 1804 May 17, Fort James [to] Col[onel] Benjamin Hawkins / Timothy Barnard |
| Date: | 1804 May 17 |
| Description: | This is a letter dated May 17, 1804 from Timothy Barnard, an Indian trader and sometimes Indian agent, to Colonel Benjamin Hawkins regarding the running of an unspecified boundary line (likely the line separating Georgia from the Creek Nation, as specified by a treaty signed near Fort Wilkinson in January of 1804). Barnard suggests enlisting the aid of some of the Cusseta and Coweta chiefs, as he complains that the Chehaw and Hitchiti leaders have been of little or no help to them. The letter also mentions Major David Adams, who was involved in surveying and drawing the line, and one of Barnard's sons, who was employed with Hawkins. Barnard also comments on the progress of farming, spinning, and weaving among the Creeks. Document ID: tcc681. 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--Treaties | Creek Indians--Land tenure | Boundaries | Surveys | Georgia |
| Contributors: | Hargrett Library |
| Online Publisher: | Athens, Ga. : Digital Library of Georgia, 2001 |
| Original Material: | Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 01, folder 11, document 14. |
| 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:tcc681 |
| 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 |