Letter, 1804 Apr. 16, Creek Agency, Flint River, to John Milledge, Governor of Georgia/Colonel Benjamin Hawkins

Summary:  This document is a letter dated April 16, 1804 from Colonel Benjamin Hawkins, U.S. Agent to the Creeks, to John Milledge, Governor of Georgia (1802-1806). Hawkins reports that he has spent the last two months among the Upper and Lower Creek Indians in an effort to convince them to cooperate with surveyors running a boundary line from the Altamaha River to the St. Marys River. He also informs Milledge that a council of Creek chiefs is scheduled to meet at Tuckabatchee (Tuckabatchie, Tuckabatchi) on June 20, 1804.

Flint river in the Creek agency 16th april 1804.

I have been for two months among the upper and lower Creeks endeavouring among other things to bring the opposition to aid or at least not to oppose the completion of the line from Alatamaha to St. Marys ; after three meetings, it was finally agreed that they would send four suitable persons to meet the surveyor at Fort James on the 8th. of May to go with and aid him. I thereupon returned here last evening where I had the pleasure to receive your favour of the 27th. of feby. Having an opportunity here by Capt. McAllister I have written to Majr. Adams and requested him to write to Genl. Clark , the Capt. promised to deliver the letter in person to the Majr. I have informed them I should write to you and that you would give information to Majr. McCall

The meeting of the Chiefs of this agency is to take place this year at Tookaubatche on the 20th June

I have the honour to be very respectfully Sir your Excellencys ob Ser
Benjamin Hawkins
His Excellency
John Milledge
Governor of Georg

NOTE:  Information obtained from the University System of Georgia Library

Transcribed by Kim Gordon

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