Response to Allegations Against Him
Document 1798Hawkins responds to allegations made by Seaborne Jones, that he is partial to the Indians in Georgia. He says that the Commissioners of Georgia and others witnessed his work, and that they sought the opinion of citizens in every county, and that none claimed the diversity of opinion that Jones says has been ignored. He feels that Jones is fabricating his story, and he expects more of a gentleman.
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Author's Letterbook Copy, in hand of author
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Hawkins responds to allegations made by Seaborne Jones, that he is partial to the Indians in Georgia. He says that the Commissioners of Georgia and others witnessed his work, and that they sought the opinion of citizens in every county, and that none claimed the diversity of opinion that Jones says has been ignored. He feels that Jones is fabricating his story, and he expects more of a gentleman.
Date
06/22/1798
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Document number
1798062240001
Page start
1
Note
microfilm - illegible text. Images available in the files of the PWD.
Notable persons
James McHenry
Benjamin Hawkins
Colonel Gaither
Seaborne Jones
Colonel Burns
Colonel Clements
General Pickens
Commissioners of Georgia
Indians
Colonel Wafford
settlers of the frontier
Notable locations
Augusta, Georgia
Fort Wilkinson
Tennessee
Currahee Mountain
Jackson County
Franklin County
frontier
Notable items
tomahawk
Holston Treaty
bank notes
petition
traverse line
speculation