Letter from Colonel Melton, Green County, to Georgia Governor Telfair reporting on operations against Creek Nation
Item
Type
Letterbook Copy
Title
Letter from Colonel Melton, Green County, to Georgia Governor Telfair reporting on operations against Creek Nation
Description
From Executive files of W. Urquhart, a report from Green County, Lieutenant Colonel Melton of 1st Regiment, Green County, reports that he has burned huts in Creek town, killed Warriors, and taken prisoners. Asks that prisoners be moved away from frontier people for their own safety. In need of arms and ammunition; frontier may be evacuated if no resupply.
year created
1793
month created
09
day created
26
secondary author
sent from location
Greene County Georgia
secondary recipient
sent to location
Augusta Georgia
in image
notable person/group
Lieutenant Colonel William Melton1st Regiment, Green County
Creek Nation
Warriors
Creek prisoners
W. Urquhart
Brigadier General Jared Irwin
notable location
Creek Nation
Green County Georgia
Augusta Georgia
Georgia frontier
Greensborough Georgia
notable idea/issue
killing of Creeks
Creek prisoners
burning of Creek Towns
document number
1793092690050
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 202-203 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Lieutenant Colonel William Melton | Greene County Georgia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Governor Edward Telfair | Augusta Georgia | [n/a] |