Letter from Georgia Governor Telfair to Secretary of War Henry Knox describing the remote prospects for peace with the Creek Nation
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Letter from Georgia Governor Telfair to Secretary of War Henry Knox describing the remote prospects for peace with the Creek Nation
Description
Telfair implies that the 19 July letter's call for restraint from Knox in the hope that those who committed crimes at Traders Hill can be brought to justice will not give security to the people of Georgia. Notes that Harrison's Fort has been fired upon, depredations at Fort St. Saville. Creek Indian Agent Seagrove cannot accomplish anything unless the savages understand that force will be used. Asks what means will be used to bring the perpetrators to justice; how will the captives be restore; how will stolen property be returned? Notes that the government is obliged to protect the people; paper peace can be of no duration. Notes that the federal government's calls for limited and defensive operations against the Creeks will result in depopulation of southern counties of Liberty, Glynn, and Cambden.
year created
1793
month created
09
day created
06
author
sent from location
State House, Augusta Georgia
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
in image
notable person/group
Governor of Georgia Telfair
James Seagrove Creek Indian Agent
Secretary of War Henry Knox
John Galphin
William Jones
Captain Constant Freeman
contractor
Georgia militia
President of United States General Washington
Creek Nation
inhabitants Georgia
notable location
State House Augusta Georgia
Georgia
United States
Republic
Georgia
Harrisons Fort
Fort St. Saville
Southern Georgia Counties
Liberty County
Glynn County
Cambden County
notable item/thing
supplies
bonds
contracts
notable idea/issue
affidavit of William Jones
Georgia policy against Creeks
robbery and murder at Traders Hill St Marys
Washington Indian policy
document number
1793090640050
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | NOP01 (506 pages) | Collection: Third Congress: Transcribed Confidential Reports and Other Communications Transmitted by the Secretary of War to the House of Representatives, 3d Congress, 1st Session, 1793, Vol. II [3C-B2] (RG 233) {M1268, roll 14} | M1268, R: 14, p 194-195 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Governor Edward Telfair | State House, Augusta Georgia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | Philadelphia | [n/a] |