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- Creator
- Mitchell, David Brydie, 1766-1837
- Call number
- MssCol 4551
- Physical description
- .1 linear feet (1 folder)
- Preferred Citation
- Letters to David Brydie Mitchell, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
David Brydie Mitchell was Governor of Georgia and a U.S. Indian agent. He received these letters, which relate mainly to the affairs of East Florida, the Creek and Seminole Indians, the recovery of Negro slaves held by the Indians, the Georgia Volunteers, and the War of 1812, between 1805 and 1829. Correspondents include John Abercrombie, Thomas L. McKenney, John H. McIntosh, Abraham A. Massias, Andrew Maybank, Daniel Newman, and Charles Tait
Key terms
Names
- Mitchell, David Brydie, 1766-1837
- Abercrombie, John
- Massias, Abraham A
- Maybank, Andrew
- McIntosh, John H.
- McKenney, Thomas L. (Thomas Loraine), 1785-1859
- Newman, Daniel
- Tait, Charles, 1768-1835
- Georgia. Governor
Subjects
- Creek Indians -- Government relations
- Indian agents -- Florida
- Indian agents -- Georgia
- Indians of North America -- Government relations
- Seminole Indians -- Government relations
- Slaves -- United States -- 19th century
Places
Using the collection
Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328