Questions regarding legitimacy of previous treaties between Creeks and Georgia
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Questions regarding legitimacy of previous treaties between Creeks and Georgia
Description
Request for information regarding treaties at Augusta, 1783, Galphinton, 1785, and Shoulderbone, 1786. Principal points are whether all lands belonging to the upper and lower Creeks are common property of whole nation, or whether the lands were ceded to Georgia by the three treaties. Were the proprietors of the lands stated to have been ceded to Georgia present or fully represented by the treaties? Were the treaties and cessions made freely on the part of the Creeks, uninfluenced by threat of force?
year created
1789
month created
10
day created
03
sent from location
Augusta
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Enclosed in Lincoln, Griffin, and Humphreys [Report of the Commissioners for treating with the Southern Indians], 11/17/1789.
author note
Benjamin Lincoln; Cyrus Griffin; D. Humphreys.
cited note
Cited document that was neither sent to nor from the War Office
notable person/group
George Walton
Benjamin Lincoln
Cyrus Griffin
D. Humphreys
Upper Creeks
Lower Creeks
proprietors
Indians
Indian nation
Creek Nation
notable location
Augusta
Galphinton
Shoulderbone
Georgia
notable item/thing
Treaties at Augusta1783
Treaties atGalphinton, 1785
Treaties at Shoulderbone, 1786
land
common property
Indian affairs
Indian relations
threat of force
land cessions
document number
1789100390000
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: American State Papers, Indian Aff. | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Commissioners for Indian Affairs in Southern Department | Augusta | [n/a] |
| Recipient | George Walton | [unknown] | [n/a] |