Georgia Historical Society
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Indian affairs
04/03/1797 Autograph Letter SignedHawkins discusses various matters concerning Efau Tustunnagau's nation, including a survey of boundary lines and Efau Tustunnagau's trip to see the U. S. President
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Happy Accommodation of All Past Differences Among the Four Nations
10/28/1797 Copy of documentSpeech of the Cussetahs and lower towns to the Chickasaws in reply to an address.
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Farming Equipment for the Creeks
01/08/1797 LetterHawkins requests that "implements of husbandry" intended for the Creeks be forwarded to him.
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Delivery of Rifles
07/11/1797 Autograph Letter SignedDeliver common rifles to Mr. Francis, which he has paid for, from factory in Georgia.
James Jackson Papers, Collection #422.
Cherokee boundary line survey
04/11/1797 Autograph Letter SignedReport on the status and progress of surveying and marking the boundary line between the United States and the Cherokee Nation.
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Benjamin Hawkins Report to the Cherokees
06/10/1797 Autograph Letter SignedReport to the Cherokees on the progress of his boundary survey, and his assurance of respecting the rights of both the Cherokees and the whites living in the region; also advises the Cherokee to keep …
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Appointment of an interpreter to the Choctaw Indians
04/24/1797 Autograph Letter SignedProvides information on the name and qualifications of John Pitchlynn, appointed by Hawkins as interpreter to the Choctaws
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A talk of the chiefs and warriors of the Cherokees
04/28/1797 Letter SignedA letter from the chiefs and warriors of the Cherokees to the President of the United States (written down by three interpreters). Four Nations seek protection from Z. Cox and his followers from …
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Provisions provided to the chiefs of the Creek Nation through Benjamin Hawkins Superintendent Indian Affairs South of Ohio
05/25/1798 DocumentAn account listing provisions provided to the chiefs of the Creek Nation convened in Council at Fort Fookuabatchee with Benjamin Hawkins to include callico, thread, bindings, blankets, flour, bacon, …
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Indian Department to the United States Factory
1798A ledger or account of goods and services exchanged between the Indian Department and the United States Factory.
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Extract of a Letter from the Secretary of War to His Excellency the Governor of Georgia
09/11/1798 Extract of LetterCongratulations on adoption of state constitution. Admiration of Georgia and South Carolina for their vigilance in preventing three refugees from Port-au-Prince from entering their respective states.
James Jackson Papers, Collection #422.
Commissioners' account
1798 DocumentList of monetary disbursements made by the commissioners for surveying and marking the boundary of the Creek Nation from January to February 1798 listing the date of the transaction, the persons …
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Certification of expenses related to Benjamin Hawkins, Superintendent Indian Affairs South of Ohio River
06/22/1798 LetterExpenditure of contingent funds of $500 authorized by Secretary of War, receipt of which is acknowledged in Hawkins' letter to Secretary of War. Certification of payment of funds $488 by Benjamin …
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Accounts within the Indian Department.
1798 DocumentList of monetary disbursements made in the Indian Department for activities in the Southeast from 29 November 1796 to 22 June 1797, listing the date of the transaction, the persons involved, what the …
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Account with the Creek Nation
1798 DocumentItemized listing of an account of the Creek Nation with the United States
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[Extract from the Report of B. Lincoln , Cyrys Griffin and D. Humphries Commissioners for a Treaty with the Souths Indians]
Document SignedInvestigation into representation at several treaties between U.S. and Creeks, verified Creeks ceded hunting grounds to Georgia.
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Extract of a Letter of 5 to the Secretary of War.
Extract of LetterReport on dispatches from the Four Nations. Dispatches from the Four Nations show that things are progressing as Hawkins expected. The Creeks decided in council to do justice to another tribe. Mr. …
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