BIB_ID
129833
Accession number
MA 558.96
Creator
Pickens, Andrew, 1739-1817.
Display Date
1782 Oct. 26.
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Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, before 1905.
Description
1 item (1 p., with address) ; 29.7 cm
Notes
Address panel to "His Excellency John Martin Esq. / Governor and Commander in Chief / of the State of Georgia / Indian Talk / Indian Affairs."
Endorsed.
This item is part of a collection of autograph letters and documents by Generals of the American Revolution; see collection record (MA 558) for more information.
Endorsed.
This item is part of a collection of autograph letters and documents by Generals of the American Revolution; see collection record (MA 558) for more information.
Summary
Enclosing the talks he delivered "to the head men of the Cherokee Indians during our stay in that Country on the Late Expedition...;" relating in detail the specifics of the expedition and his efforts to negotiate a peace with the Cherokee Nation and secure the release of the "whitemen".
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