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Benjamin Hawkins Letters, 1785-1805
Collection
Identifier: MC-1954-88
Scope and Contents
These letters all concern Creek affairs, some are addressed to governors of Georgia and Tennessee. Others are to and from a Colonel Henly, Henry Dearborn, and one to "Mr. Madison," and from its contents one would assume it is James Madison, Secretary of State, written in 1801.
Dates:
1785 - 1805
James Jackson Letters, 1797-1802
Collection
Identifier: MC-1954-110
Scope and Contents
These letters pertain to the cession of Indian lands to the State of Georgia and from Georgia to the U. S. Government in 1802. At least one of them is addressed to Gov. Josiah Tattnall, Jr. James Jackson was governor of Georgia from 1798 to 1801. Following his term, he became a commissioner for the State of Georgia under Governor Tattnall and served in this capacity with Abraham Baldwin and John Milledge.Interesting item: A document signed by James Madison, then Secretary of...
Dates:
1797 - 1802