George Handley A.L.S., Augusta, [Georgia] 16 June 1788 : to Brigadier General Twiggs of the Second Dist. of Militia, Spirit Creek

George Handley A.L.S., Augusta, [Georgia] 16 June 1788 : to Brigadier General Twiggs of the Second Dist. of Militia, Spirit Creek

Augusta, Georgia 1788

[1] p. ; 23 cm. (4to)

MSS 17B

The governor of the state of Georgia orders Twiggs to "cease & to suspend all hostilities" against the southern tribes of Indians, "except to act on the defencive [sic], until further orders." The Indians had reacted violently to Georgians' encroachment on hunting grounds that the native Americans had deemed theirs; Twiggs had been defending the Georgians with his company of militia. See also MSS 17A in this collection.
Further, a treaty signing will "be held on Tugaloo River, the 15th day of September next."
With, on a separate, smaller sheet, possibly once attached, the address
Watermark: J. Honig & Zoonen (not reproduced in Gravell. Foreign watermarks)

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