Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 to John Reid

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GLC07372
GLC#
GLC07372
Type
Letters
Date
9 August 1814
Author/Creator
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
Title
to John Reid
Place Written
Wetumpka, Alabama
Pagination
1 p. : address : docket Height: 25.2 cm, Width: 20.5 cm
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Age of Jackson

Writes to Major Reid to inform him of the signing of the Treaty of Fort Jackson with Creek Indians. Describes the punitive measures of the agreement, which forced the Creek to cede twenty-two million acres of land. Discusses Reid's commission as a captain in the 44th Infantry and plans to meet. Written at Fort Jackson.

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