Theft of Horses and the Murder of John Moreland, Etc.

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Theft of Horses and the Murder of John Moreland, Etc.

Description

Governor Jackson discusses a number of matters including the theft of horses from the Cheehaw King, the murder of John Moreland by two Coweta braves, the sale of some of Georgia's frontier land, continued complaints against Colonel Gaithers, federal reimbursement of Georgia's expenses, and the need to pay the militia.

year created

1799

month created

03

day created

09

author

sent from location

Louisville, Georgia

recipient

sent to location

War Department

in image

note

Cited in McHenry to Jackson, 07/11/1799.

cited note

Cited document addressed to the War Office

notable person/group

James McHenry
James Jackson
Indians
Peter Hutchinson
Merit Mitchell
thieves
the Cheehaw Mico
scout of Militia
Peace Officer
Judge Clay
frontier settelrs
Creek Nation
two Coweta fellows
John Moreland
murderers
Moreland's neighbors
Cherokees
Doctor Wright
Colonel Hawkins
Mr. Baldwin
Messrs. Taliaferro and Jones
Commissioners to this State
Lieutenant Colonel Gaithers
distressed Militia yet unpaid
Captain Way

notable location

War Department
Executive Department Georgia, Louisville
west side of the Oconee
Montgomery County
Western Waters
northwestern frontier
Green County
the Apalachee
towns of Mobile and Pensacola
Liberty County

notable item/thing

unpleasant occurances on our frontier
two horses stolen from Cheehaw King
retaliation on the neighboring inhabitants
danger
sufficient proof
federal jail
trial at the next circuit
General Government
maintaining and preserving peace
lungs
affidavit of the Surgeon
interposition of State Officers
violence to two camps
ill blood
compensation
general system of hostility
expenses of the King
last session of our Legislature
sale of our western territory
general system of depredation
capture of the thieves
Moreland's murder
complaints against Gaithers
Ensign McCall's letters
sense of the legislature on the Intercourse Law
sale of all our land west of the Chatahoochee
public boundary between Georgia and the Union
disunion
Indian rights
contract
sovereignty
vast empire
credit
plantation
advances
arrears
confinement

document number

1799030940101

page start

1

number of pages

5

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (5 pages) WAH09 (5 pages) Collection: State of Georgia, Executive Minutes, 06/28/1798-11/07/1799. D:224, B:59, pp.141-45
[view document] (0 pages) WAB05 (0 pages) Collection: [Georgia] Governors' Letter Books P:102-109, WAB05

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author James Jackson Louisville, Georgia [n/a]
Recipient James McHenry War Department [n/a]