Peace and Understanding Re-established

Item

Type

Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

Title

Peace and Understanding Re-established

Description

Seagrove notifies Governor Telfair of the re-establishment of peace and friendship with the Creek nation which includes the understanding that all prisoners and stolen property will be returned. He wants the Governor to waste no time in promulgating this welcome news to prevent outrages from being committed against the Indians which would endanger the fragile peace.

year created

1793

month created

11

day created

30

sent from location

Town of Tuckaubatchee

in collection

note

Enclosed in Knox to Adams, 01/22/1794.

cited note

Cited document that was neither sent to nor from the War Office

notable person/group

Edward Telfair, Governor of Georgia
James Seagrove
chiefs of all the Creek nations
prisoners in this land
negroes
first aggrressors
runners
persons or property of the people of your state [Georgia]
friends

notable location

Town of Tuckaubatchee on the Tallapoosa River, Upper Creeks

notable item/thing

peace and good understanding
horses
cattle
news of peace
outrage

document number

1793113090000

Document instances

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Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author James Seagrove Town of Tuckaubatchee [n/a]
Recipient Governor Edward Telfair [unknown] [n/a]