Minutes taken from General McGillivray respecting the Creeks
Document 1790Document, minutes taken from McGillivray re Creek nation; discusses Indians and Indian warfare; alludes to Queen Anne's War, War of Spanish Succession; alludes to King William's War, War of the League of Augsburg.
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], and [established?] themselves
[upon?] the [Oakmulgee?] where
they [remained?] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable]
[them?] to [remove?] to [Chatahooce?]
[undecipherable] —
[undecipherable]
[on?] the [Flint?] river [1715?] —
[strikethrough: [undecipherable]
[undecipherable]
[undecipherable]]
[undecipherable]
[At/Of?] the above
The [Chehaws?] found
the others [upon?] the [Chatahooce?], as
did another tribe from the [east?]
[who?] [were?] [a part?] of the Muscogees, [who?]
[marginalia: XXXI-165 | Aug. 1790 | Minutes taken from Gen. [undecipherable] respecting the Creeks | 3d Sheet | 5]
Not long after the destruction
of the [Tansahs?] and the settlement
of the [Mobiles?], the [French?] made
[successful?] [alliance?] [with?] the [undecipherable]
Muscogees and made [treaties?] of [peace?]
with them — [undecipherable] under the [idea?]
of trade obtaining [permission?] to build
the [fort?] in the parts of the [Coosa?] &
[Talapoosa?]. This and other politic
measures gave the [French?] the
[entire?] ascendency [of?] the Muscogees
[which?] was maintained [till?] [undecipherable] after
the arrival of the [English?] in [Georgia?]
when General [Oglethorpe?] by [judicious?]
measures contrived to obtain the
[Cusitahs?] and all [their?] [undecipherable]
[these?] [nations?] are [undecipherable] [in?] [disposition?] [of?] the
[French?] [undecipherable]
In the [war?] [which?] [followed?]
[between?] the Spaniards & [English?], the
lower Creeks [sided?] with [them?] — and [served?]
[the?] [English?] [armies?] in [imitation?] — The
[upper?] [Creeks?] [undecipherable]
[under?] [influence?] of the [French?] [remained?]
[quiet?] —
Previous to [the?] [undecipherable]
of the English in [Georgia?], the lower
Creeks had had frequent [wars?] with
the [Appalachian?] Indians who [inhabited?]
the country from the [Flint?] [undecipherable]
[to?] [John?] River in [Florida?], and had
greatly [reduced?] them —
During this period the
Upper [Creeks?] were [frequently?] [engaged?]
in [wars?] with the [Choctaw?] & [Cherokee?]
and [peace?] was [frequently?] [broken?]
as [well?] as the lower Creeks by
the [undecipherable] of their [nation?] [who?] [undecipherable]
the [Muscogees?]
[marginalia: Continuing | August 1790 | XXVI-[?]]
one Town only — the [Tallises?] — the
[outskirts?] were [partly?] [represented?] but
the whole [undecipherable] who was [express?]
[those?] went off before the
[papers?] were signed — but there
were [undecipherable] from three other [towns?]
[not?] [those?] — any [such?] only —
Type
Copy of document
Description
Document, minutes taken from McGillivray re Creek nation; discusses Indians and Indian warfare; alludes to Queen Anne's War, War of Spanish Succession; alludes to King William's War, War of the League of Augsburg.
Date
08/1790
Author
Repository
Collection
Document number
1790089990101
Page start
1
Note
This document is written in the hand of Knox
Notable persons
Secretary at War
General Oglethorpe
Henry Knox
Notable locations
Johns River
Georgia
Chalahouce River
Alabama River
Notable items
Upper Creeks were frequently engaged in war with the Choctaws and Chickasaws
Tallisee
Oakfulkies
white lieutenant
went off before the papers were signed
town Creeks had had frequent wars with the Appalachian Indians
judicious measures
in the war what ensued between the Spaniards and the English
essential services
after the destruction of the Taenfahs and the settlement of the Mobile
French made successful entries to the Muscoghies and made treates of friendship with them
[treaties]
under the idea of trade
politic measures gave the french
after the arrival of the English in Georgia
Chehaws
tribe
Taenfahs
taken refuge in their nation
on being refused a war ensued in what the Taenfahs were wasted and greatly reduced in number
Cusstahs and cowetas
Oakmulgees
Muscoghies
[Muskhogea]
near the Muscoghies lived the Alabamas with whom there was a difference
latter being the weakest were compelled to move with all their families
who collected their warriors in considerable number and pursued the Alabamas
after having descended the river a considerable distance
report they gave of the goodness of the treaty
determined to remove thither
enemies should be delivered up
Choctaws
to the westward
numerous nation about 180 miles lower down on the Alabama river

