Governor - Executive Dept. - Indian Claims (Treaties and Spoliations)
Scope and Contents
This series consists of lists of persons who lost property to the Creek Indians between 1775 and 1802, prior to the Treaty of New York (1790), and prior to and following the Treaty of Coleraine (1796). These lists give the persons' name with descriptions of items stolen or destroyed and their value. Other portions of this series contain receipts for payments to individuals as authorized by the United States president for goods stolen or destroyed by the Creek Indians.
Also included are copies of the Treaty of Shoulderbone (1786), the Journal of the Commissioners of the Treaty of Coleraine (1796), both with Creek Indians, and the Treaty of Augusta (1783), with the Creeks and Cherokee Indians. The treaties of Shoulderbone and Augusta were negotiated by the State of Georgia, the others were negotiated by the United States government.
Dates
- Created: 1783-1829
Creator
- Governor (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Unrestricted
Extent
6.75 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Governor - Executive Dept. - Indian Claims (Treaties and Spoliations)
- Author
- Georgia Archives
- Description rules
- Local
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Georgia Archives Repository
5800 Jonesboro Rd
Morrow GA 30260 United States