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Savannah 11th January 1818D.B. Mitchell Esq.Sir,Altho you do not state particularly in you letter of the 2d inst. that the Africans detained by you had been brought within the jurisdictional limits of the State of Georgia, yet I take it for granted that you are under the impression that such is the fact. The act of Congress to which you have reference provides that in all cases the Negroes Seized shall be delivered over to the State Authority to be dealt with according to the provisions of the Laws of such State. Now if the Negroes in question were first brought into this State, the effect of the act of Congress would be in my opinion, to divest the original owners of any right or title which they may have had, and at once gave to the State a right to the possession of the Negroes. Until recently as you know, there was no act of this State in relation to property of this description which could be carried into effect. That part of the Act of the unclear States, which required the commander of the national vessels to deliver over the Negroes to the overseers of the poor& to make report
Title
David Brydie Mitchell papers - additions
Creator
Mitchell, David Brydie, 1766-1837
Publisher
In Verlegung Levini Hulsij
Date
1816-1829
Place
United States
Subjects
Creek Indians
,
Indian agents
,
Slave trade
,
United States
,
Voyages and travels
Summary
Outgoing correspondence to Georgia politician William Harris Crawford mainly covering Mitchell's work as a Creek agent and defending himself against accusations of slave smuggling. Eight autographed letters to Crawford, dated 10 November 1816-19 June 1829, cover Mitchell's negotiations with tribes that led to the signing of the the Treaty of the Creek Agency (1818), his general observations of the Creek Agency, an attack by the Georgia milita on a Chehaw Indian village, and his efforts to defend himself against slave smuggling accusations. Also included is a copy of a letter, dated 11 February 1818 and in Mitchell's hand, from Georgia District Attorney William Davis regarding the slave smuggling charges.
Biographical/Historical Note
David Brydie Mitchell was Governor of Georgia, 1809-1813 and 1815-1817, and agent of the United States to the Creek Indians, 1817-1821. Mitchell was dismissed from his agency post after Georgia governor John Clark, a political opponent, charged him with smuggling African slaves into the country.
Extent
9 items.
Format
Correspondence
,
Records and correspondence
Archival Collection Title
David Brydie Mitchell papers
Rights Status
No Copyright - United States
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Contributing Institution
Newberry Library
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Call Number
Ruggles 506
BibID
959383
Size
2730px × 3333px 52.10 MB
File Created
03/23/2018
Filename
ruggles_506_03_01.tif
Unique Identifier
NL18CFL
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