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Mount Nebo 22. Aug. 1820.Dear Sir:In some conversation which I had the other day with Major Crawford I was led to hope that you intended visiting this part of the state before you went to Lexington, but I now learn that if such was your intention, it is now changed, and you have gone to Oglethorpe. it has also been mentioned that you intended visiting several of the counties between the Oconee? and unclear. This has caused so much uncertainty of the place where you are to be found upon any given day, that I am at some loss where or when I can see you. I think Major Crawford mentioned that it was certain you would visit Jones county at or about the time of the Sitting of the Superior Court in Clinton. if this be your determination I should certainly meet you there, or expect you to come
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
Link to Catalog
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Call Number
Ruggles 506
BibID
959383
Size
2731px × 3343px 52.27 MB
File Created
03/23/2018
Filename
ruggles_506_07_01.tif
Unique Identifier
NL18CF3
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