Report from Fort Williamson on matters with the Indians and the Spanish
Item
Type
Autograph Letter
Title
Report from Fort Williamson on matters with the Indians and the Spanish
Description
Report on affairs on the frontier in the region of Fort Williamson, including a report of the surveying of the line of the U. S. Spanish border and the evacuation of Spanish forts and some current events among the Creeks. Hawkins is in want of money. Mentions United States government stipends to be given the Chiefs. Hawkins notes the he is satisfied with the work of Rogers. Some men in Hancock County wounded an Indian Chief on Indian land up the Little River. Mentions experiment of hiring a farmer to conduct introduction to the plough, farming. There has been successful raising of corn, although the season has been too dry.
year created
1797
month created
09
day created
20
author
sent from location
Fort Williamson
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
James McHenry
Benjamin Hawkins
Creeks
Mr Habersham
Rogers
Mr. Price
Chiefs
Spanish Commandant
Don Pedro Olivaro
Spaniards
Francisco Luis Hector, barón de Carondelet
notable location
Fort Williamson
Savannah
Tambigby
Mobile
Chatchez
New Orleans
Tombigbee River
Alabama
Hancock County
Little River
Spain
document number
1797092840001
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | WDD13 (3 pages) | Collection: #373-Benjamin Hawkins Papers | P: 73-75 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Benjamin Hawkins | Fort Williamson | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |