Indian Affairs
Item
Type
Letter
Title
Indian Affairs
Description
Hawkins reports on meetings with the towns on the river. The Indian nation is not interested in selling land to Georgia. Hawkins relates the state of the Indian economy and agriculture, and passes on other local news. He concludes with a reminder about the news of the murder of Townsend.
short description
Indian Affairs
year created
1797
month created
11
day created
19
author
sent from location
Cusseta
recipient
in collection
in publication
in image
note
Published in the Letters of Benjamin Hawkins.
created note
original date listed as the 13th, rewritten as 19th.
notable person/group
James McHenry
Benjamin Hawkins
Chickasaw
young warriors
chiefs
Indians
State of Georgia
French
English
Spaniards
men
British agents
Creeks
Colonel Henley
Price
women
smith
wounded Chief and his family
Colonel Butler
Dinsmoor
Cherokee
Cox
hunters
General Perkins
assistants
Seagrove
Barnard
Thomas
Townsend
Townshend
notable location
Cusseta
river
Coweta
Tallahassee
Cussetah
land between the Oconee and Oakmulgee
St Mary's
public square
school
Mussel Shoals
Colerain
Savannah
Fort Wilkinson
Tenesaw
notable item/thing
meetings
peace
treaty
sell land
wants of the Indians
game
public meetings of business
old habits
too proud to labor
horses
presents
rational life
horse stealing
certificate
corn
clothing
newspapers
yards of good homespun
crime
list of articles
cotton cards
twine
ropes
corks
scoop nets
reams of fine and coarse paper
garden seeds
peas
stipend
unpaid
murder
claims for property
document number
1797111940001
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (7 pages) | WDD18 (7 pages) | Collection: #373-Benjamin Hawkins Papers | P: 135-141 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: Letters of Benjamin Hawkins | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Benjamin Hawkins | Cusseta | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |