Alexander McGillivray - Papers of the War Department

Treaty with Creeks

08/28/1788 Autograph Letter Signed

Treaty with Indians over land dispute.

Governor's Messages

Right of Claims

11/28/1788 Document Signed

Commissioners find it impossible to remove settlers from disputed lands. Admonishes U.S. government for ruining Indian tribes after they helped secure peace for the U.S.

Governor's Messages

Cited Document

07/12/1788 Cited letter or document

Cited letter or document; cited in McGillivray to Pickens and Winn, 08/12/1788.

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Request for Terms to be Agreed Upon

09/25/1789 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

Commissioners received note informing that chiefs were in council until late evening; appeared they were not entirely satisfied with some parts of talk. Objected to boundary line. Ask for the terms …

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Regarding the Failed Treaty Talks with Alexander McGillivray

09/28/1789 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

The commissioners state that they are sorry that McGillivray did not provide objections, nor propose terms acceptable to Creek nation. Colonel Humphreys said that he did not offer any articles as an …

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Regarding request to receive talks on west side of Oconee River

09/23/1789 Printed Document

Commissioners agree to receive talks on the west side of Oconee River.

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Readiness to make further communications

09/21/1789 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

So that there will be no complaints of partial or defective representation, commissioners will be ready to make further communications as soon as the third member of the commission, the honorable Mr. …

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Negotiations with Six Nations, Request for Return of Property

06/29/1789 Copy of Signed Document

Prisoners to be returned by Six Nations, commissioners request horses and Negros be returned as well. Enclosed requests of Executives of State for all U.S. citizens to be left in peace.

Commissioners, 1788-1789.

Letter to Alexander McGillivray Expressing Astonishment that Indians May Leave Before Treaty Talks

09/18/1789 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

In a copy of letter to Alexander McGillivray sent to Pickens and Osborne, commissioners express astonishment that the Indians might disperse shortly and tell McGillivray that they will be at the Rock …

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Dissatisfaction with Alexander McGillivray's Behavior

09/26/1789 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

The commissioners are unhappy that McGillivray has fallen back under false pretexts. They recount that they asked for treaty objections in writing and were promised by McGillivray that he would not …

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Arrival of Mr. Griffin and initiation of treaty talks

09/23/1789 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

Commissioners inform that Mr. Griffin arrived and the three are preparing communications for the next day. General Lincoln and General Pickens will attend this forenoon at the black drink. Indians …

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The President's Approbation of Your Visit

07/03/1790 Letter Signed

Knox informs McGillivray of President Washington's satisfaction regarding the visit of the chiefs of the Creek Nation to the seat of government.

Henry Knox Papers

Implementation of the Treaty

05/31/1791 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

Knox disccusses the implementation of the recent treaty with the Creek Indians and warns General McGillivray against taking revenge against the whites who murdered a Cussetah Indian. He emphasizes …

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His Death Was the Consequence of His Actions

07/13/1791 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

Knox regrets the murder by whites of an Indian horse thief but reminds McGillivray that a similar fate would have awaited a white man who committed the same crime. He warns McGillivray against any …

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Carrying the Treaty into Effect

09/08/1791 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

Knox informs McGillivray, a Creek headman and interpreter, that Andrew Ellicott will be surveying the boundary line until his brother Joseph can join him. Since the boundary was established by the …

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Regarding the Bowles Affair

04/29/1792 Contemporary Copy of Letter Signed

Knox refers to the treaty McGillivray and chiefs made with the United States in New York. States that Bowles' presence and his absence have been troublesome, but Bowles has been arrested. Urges him to …

Papers of the Panton, Leslie & Company.

Pernicious Counsels of Mr. Bowles

05/17/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

Governor Blount creates for General McGillivray a long list of murders, horse stealings and other depredations by the southern Indians, particulary the Creeks and Cherokees. He has been informed that …

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Letter Citation

05/01/1792 Cited letter or document

Cited in McGillivray to Seagrove, 05/18/1792.

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Letter Citation

03/25/1792 Cited letter or document

Cited in Seagrove to Knox, 04/21/1792.

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Letter Citation

02/20/1792 Cited letter or document

Cited in McGillivray to Knox, 05/18/1792; McGillivray to Seagrove, 04/08/1792.

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Humanity Will Dictate a Severe Punishment

04/29/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

Knox tells Alexander McGillivray that he hopes the boundary lines established in the Treaty of New York with the Creeks will be drawn soon so as to eliminate any potential for misunderstanding. As for …

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Expulsion of William Bowles

02/17/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

Knox informs McGillivray that the expulsion of William Bowles is not only essential to peace among the southern Indians but necessary for McGillivray's continuance as a Creek headman. The laying of …

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Discussion of Possible Indian Hostilities

10/08/1792 Printed Document

Brought up public reports of McGillivray "quit[ing] the nation" and Seagrove's rebuttal of accusations. Questions location of McGillivray due to his lack of communication since leaving Orleans. …

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Boundary Disputes

08/11/1792 Typed Document

Mention of imposter Bowles and his "pernicious influence" on the boundary line between Creek and U.S. lands. Knox advised McGillivray to use his influence to run boundary according to treaty. Land …

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Alliance of the Southern Indians with the Hostile Western Tribes

05/21/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

Seagrove informs McGillivray of the positive nature of the negotiations between the United States and the southern tribes. Many of the Creek headmen agree that the activities of William Bowles are …

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