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Georgia Commission to Attend a Treaty with the Creek Indians journal
Descriptive Summary | |
| Repository: | Georgia Historical Society |
| Creator: | Georgia. |
| Title: | Georgia Commission to Attend a Treaty with the Creek Indians journal |
| Dates: | 1796 |
| Extent: | 0.25 cubic feet (1 box) |
| Identification: | MS 0280 |
Biographical/Historical Note
The Commission to Attend a Treaty with the Creek Indians consisted of many well-known Georgia men, including James Hendricks (chair of the commission), General James Jackson, James Simms, Benjamin Hawkins, George Clymer, and Andrew Pickins. The commission, as delegates for the United States, negotiated the Treaty of Coleraine in 1796 with the Creek Nation. The proceedings were held at Coleraine, in Camden County, Georgia.
Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of a volume entitled "Journals of the Commissioners of the State of Georgia Appointed to Attend on its behalf a Treaty to be held under the Authority of the United States, for the purpose of obtaining a relinquishment of the claims of the Creek Indians to certain lands, contemplated in an Act of the State passed on the 28th day of December 1794." The last part of the volume contains the accounts of the Commissioners with the State of Georgia. The journal contains the meeting minutes and correspondence of the commissioners, including General James Jackson, James Hendricks, James Simms, Thomas Robertson, Benjamin Hawkins, George Clymer, and Andrew Pickins, and Jared Irwin, Governor of Georgia.
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Administrative Information
Custodial History
Unknown.
Preferred Citation
[item identification], Georgia Commission to Attend a Treaty with the Creek Indians journal, MS 280, Georgia Historical Society, Savannah, Georgia.
Acquisition Information
Unknown.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the Georgia Historical Society. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Division of Library and Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Georgia Historical Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.