Minutes from Benjamin Hawkins relative to the treaties with the Creeks
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Title
Minutes from Benjamin Hawkins relative to the treaties with the Creeks
Description
Document, minutes relative to treaties with the Creek nation.
short description
Doc, minutes re treaties with Creeks.
year created
1790
month created
12
author
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Benjamin Hawkins
McGillivray
Governor Houston
notable location
Savanna
[Savannah]
Augusta
notable item/thing
long and frequent conversations with them on the treaty and the Oconee lands lining the land in question
indians uniformly disliked the treaty and complained of it as being in some sort forced upon them upon efforts being made to settle all differences
not a compleat representation of their nation
relinquish their claims
promises to meet again
southern indians
Congress
sent a letter
strongly expressinve of that disapprobation
laid before the legislature
passed an act directing the governor to appoint commissioners on behalf of the state and to invite the Creeks to appoint persons on their side to meet
governor sent a talk to the kings, headmen and warriors of the Creek nation
invited them to choose commissioners on their part in conformity with the said act
Creeks expressed their disapprobation of the treaty at Agusta in the month of June
document number
1790129990001
page start
1
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| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | AJY06 (3 pages) | Collection: Henry Knox Papers. [microfilm] | V: 27, P: 98 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Benjamin Hawkins | [unknown] | [n/a] |