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Domestic News January 13, 1787

Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser

Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire

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A treaty averting war was concluded with the Creek Indians in Georgia on the 3d ult., with terms including execution of murderers, restoration of stolen property and prisoners, settlement restrictions, and boundary lines. Five Indian hostages were given. On November 10, Georgia's Supreme Executive Council ordered discharge of all posts, guards, and spies.

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The storm of war that impended over Georgia, the youngest of the thirteen sisters, has happily blown over, and a treaty been concluded with the Creek Indians, on the 3d ult. The terms are as follows:

1. Six of the Indians, who murdered the whites last spring, shall be put to death.

2. All negroes, horses, cattle, &c. taken by the Indians, shall be restored, as shall all prisoners.

3. No white person shall settle on the Indians' hunting grounds.

4. The punishment of innocent persons as a retaliation, shall be forbidden on both sides.

5 & 6. Criminals of either party, offending against the other, shall be punished by the party to which they belong.

7. Creeks to give notice of the hostile intentions of any other tribes.

8. Whites now within the Indian boundary, to be at liberty, and conducted into the settled part of the state, when they require it.

9. Indian trade to be carried on as heretofore. Debts due by the Indians to whites to be fairly paid.

10. That the present temporary line to be fixed agreeably to the treaty at Augusta, Nov. 1, 1783, and at Galphinton, Nov. 12, 1785.

11. After the lines shall be duly marked, neither white nor Indians shall pass them without licence.

12. Five hostages are given by the Indians to secure the due performance of the articles.

In consequence of the above mentioned treaty, an order was passed by the Supreme Executive Council of Georgia, on the 10th day of November, to discharge all posts, guards and spies of every description.

What sub-type of article is it?

Indian Affairs Politics

What keywords are associated?

Creek Indians Treaty Georgia Boundary Lines Hostages

Where did it happen?

Georgia

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Georgia

Event Date

3d Ult.

Outcome

six indians to be put to death for murders; restoration of negroes, horses, cattle, prisoners; five indian hostages given; order to discharge all posts, guards, and spies.

Event Details

Treaty concluded with Creek Indians averting war, with 12 terms covering punishments, property restoration, settlements, retaliations, criminal handling, notifications, liberties, trade, debts, boundary lines from prior treaties, passage restrictions, and hostages. Supreme Executive Council of Georgia passed order on 10th November to discharge posts, guards, and spies.

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