Governor Edward Telfair

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Governor Edward Telfair

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Governor Edward Telfair

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Member, Continental Congress; Signer of the Articles of Confederation; Indian Commissioner, 1783; Governor of Georgia, 1786 & 1790–1793.

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Edward

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Telfair

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Letter from Georgia Governor Telfair to Secretary of War Henry Knox on Seagrove's accounts, Creek disavowals, President Washington's policies, and arms and ammunition author Document
Extracts from depositions indicating likelihood of general war, construction and garrisoning of blockhouses, and measures taken to secure help from Governor of South Carolina author Document
Letter from Georgia Governor Telfair to Secretary of War Henry Knox on the Creek barbarities and additional troops author Document
Letter from Georgia Governor Telfair to Secretary of War Henry Knox on war with Creek Nation, requirement for additional reinforcements, arms, supplies author Document
Letter from Georgia Governor Telfair to Secretary of War Henry Knox on General Twiggs' unsucessful expedition to the Oakmulgee author Document
Letter from Georgia Governor Telfair to Secretary of War Henry Knox on General Twiggs' assessment of Creek dispositions, and death of half breed Cornell author Document
Letter from Georgia Governor Telfair to Secretary of War Henry Knox giving assurance that President Washington will be advised of any troop movements author Document
Letter from Georgia Governor Telfair to Secretary of War Henry Knox on convening of council of General Officers on subject of reducing five inimical Creek towns author Document
Letter from Governor of Georgia Edward Telfair to Secretary of War Knox on council of war held by Telfair author Document
Letter from Georgia Governor Telfair to Secretary of War Henry Knox describing the remote prospects for peace with the Creek Nation author Document
Letter from Georgia Governor Telfair to Secretary of War Henry Knox on deposition of Henry Carrel and extract of letter from General Twiggs on recent depredations of Creek Indians author Document
Letter from Georgia Governor Telfair to Secretary of War Henry Knox on enclosed documents respecting inimical Creek Towns author Document
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Extract of letter from General Twiggs with additional reason why troops did not proceed during expedition against Creeks at Oakmulgee Document
Letter from Colonel Melton, Green County, to Georgia Governor Telfair reporting on operations against Creek Nation Document
Extract of letter from Captain Jonas Fauche from the files of executive, Georgia Governor Telfair, reporting on killings of Creek warriors, taking of prisoners Document