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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04672 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0096] July-September 1790 |
| Title | Questions to the Tallisee King respecting the Treaty of Galphinton |
| Date | 6 August 1790 |
| Additional authors | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Document Type | Government document; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Transcript of an interview with king of the Tallassees of the Creek Nation with an edit (p.2) in Henry Knox's hand. When asked if the king consented to ceding certain lands "eastwards of a line to be drawn from the Oconee...River to the head of the St. Mary's River" in the Treaty of Galphinton in 1785, the king reports he did not. The king adds that the Tallassees did not have such a right without the consent of the whole Creek nation. The king is also asked about Shoulder Bone Treaty of 1784 to which the king was a party. Mentions Alexander McGillivray, the part white Creek leader who tried to prevent loss of Creek land. In a secretarial hand. Docket in the hand of, and signed by, Secretary of War Henry Knox who may have been the interviewer. |
| Subjects | American Indian History Muscogee (Creeks) Indian Diplomacy Treaty Revolutionary War General Land Transaction Government and Civics Boundary or Property Dispute Frontiers and Exploration Westward Expansion |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) McGillivray, Alexander (1750-1793) Bailey, Richard (fl. 1790) Francis, John (fl. 1790) Comel, Joseph (fl. 1790) Sullivan, Stephen (fl. 1790) |
| Theme | Native Americans; Westward Expansion |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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