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Davis, John M. (fl. 1818) to William Rabun

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00782.11.04 Author/Creator: Davis, John M. (fl. 1818) Place Written: Hartford, Georgia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 23 May 1818 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 25 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Assistant Inspector General Davis forwards Governor of Georgia William Rabun a letter from Andrew Jackson (see GLC00782.11.05) regarding the Chehaw Affair. Also explains his plans for a trip to apprehend Obediah Wright for massacring several Chehaw, a tribe allied with the Americans in the first Seminole War.

Hartford is a now-deserted town near Fort Early and the Chehaw village.

Davis, John M., fl. 1818
Rabun, William, 1771-1819
Rabun, William, 1771-1819
Wright, Obediah, fl. 1818

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