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Letter Fort Fidius, State of Georgia, to Sir, 1793 June 14

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Open book Letter Fort Fidius, State of Georgia, to Sir, 1793 June 14

Title Letter Fort Fidius, State of Georgia, to Sir, 1793 June 14

Creator Gaither, Henry, 1751-1811

Date 1793

Place Georgia, Georgia--Fort Fidius

Language English

Subjects Indians of North America, Military bases, United States

Description Forms part of the Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)
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Summary Letter written by Henry Gaither on June 14, 1793 to an unknown correspondent. While serving at Fort Fidius (Ga.), Gaither writes to a military official, likely in Washington, D.C., informing him of current government relations with Indians in Georgia. In this letter, Gaither describes how General John Twiggs with 600 militia soldiers marched against the Indians "killing the peaceble Indians and burning their Towns."

Biographical/Historical Note Henry Gaither, military officer, was born in Montgomery County, Md. in 1751. Gaither served as a captain during the Revolutionary War and was commissioned a major in 1791. He commanded various frontier posts in the 1790's. Gaither was honorably discharged from the army in 1802 and returned to Maryland where he died in 1811.

Extent 1 item (1 leaf) ; 23 cm

Format Correspondence, Manuscripts, Records

Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection

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Call Number Ayer MS 312

BibID 139922

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2270px × 2715px 17.67 MB

Filename 991399228805867_Ayer_MS_312_00001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11IAJN