Letter from Georgia Governor Telfair to Secretary of War Henry Knox on enclosed documents respecting inimical Creek Towns
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Letter from Georgia Governor Telfair to Secretary of War Henry Knox on enclosed documents respecting inimical Creek Towns
Description
Governor of Georgia Telfair indicates to Secretary of War Knox that enclosed documents respecting the inimical Creek Towns will give information as to why it is useless to stop citizens of Georgia from going in quest of their property. Prisoners directed to Augusta, await exchange for white captives
year created
1793
month created
10
day created
02
author
sent from location
State House, Augusta Georgia
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
in image
notable person/group
Governor of Georgia Telfair
Secretary of War Knox
citizens of Georgia
Creek Nation
notable location
Creek Towns
Augusta Georgia
Philadelphia
Georgia
notable item/thing
white prisoners in Georgia
stolen property
Creek Indian captives
notable idea/issue
inimical Creek Towns
white and Creek prisoners
document number
1793100240050
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 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 200 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Governor Edward Telfair | State House, Augusta Georgia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | Philadelphia | [n/a] |