Letter from Jesse Griffin to his parents, September 5, 1813

Letter from Jesse Griffin to his parents, September 5, 1813

On September 5, 1813, Jesse Griffin wrote this letter from St. Stephens, Alabama, to his parents. Griffin states that he has traveled fifty miles in flight from Indians who killed more than 400 people in five days. On August 30, 1813, Creek Indians under the leadership of William Weatherford, also k...

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Main Author: Griffin, Jesse (Correspondent)
Format: Electronic
Published: University of Alabama Libraries
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Letters
Online Access:http://purl.lib.ua.edu/497
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collection Jesse Griffin Letter
building University of Alabama Libraries
publisher University of Alabama Libraries
topic Letters
spellingShingle Letters
Letter from Jesse Griffin to his parents, September 5, 1813
Griffin, Jesse (Correspondent)
fulltopic Letters
Griffin, Jesse--Correspondence; Pioneers--Alabama--Baldwin County--Correspondence; Frontier and pioneer life--Alabama--Baldwin County; Alabama History To 1819; Creek War, 1813-1814; Creek Indians--History--19th century; letters (correspondence)
description On September 5, 1813, Jesse Griffin wrote this letter from St. Stephens, Alabama, to his parents. Griffin states that he has traveled fifty miles in flight from Indians who killed more than 400 people in five days. On August 30, 1813, Creek Indians under the leadership of William Weatherford, also known as Red Eagle, attacked white settlers at Fort Mims near the convergence of the Alabama and Tombigbee Rivers, killing approximately 500 people. Although Griffin and his family survived, they lost their crops, livestock, and most of their household goods. This attack was part of the Creek Indian War that lasted from 1813-1814 when Creek Indians attacked white settlers who were moving into Creek lands. The Creek Indian War ended on March 27, 1814, when General Andrew Jackson defeated Red Eagle and his Creek warriors at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in Alabama.The digitization of this collection was funded by a gift from EBSCO Industries.
spelling Letter from Jesse Griffin to his parents, September 5, 1813Griffin, Jesse (Correspondent)Text1813-09-05engelectronic; image/jpeg; 2 p.On September 5, 1813, Jesse Griffin wrote this letter from St. Stephens, Alabama, to his parents. Griffin states that he has traveled fifty miles in flight from Indians who killed more than 400 people in five days. On August 30, 1813, Creek Indians under the leadership of William Weatherford, also known as Red Eagle, attacked white settlers at Fort Mims near the convergence of the Alabama and Tombigbee Rivers, killing approximately 500 people. Although Griffin and his family survived, they lost their crops, livestock, and most of their household goods. This attack was part of the Creek Indian War that lasted from 1813-1814 when Creek Indians attacked white settlers who were moving into Creek lands. The Creek Indian War ended on March 27, 1814, when General Andrew Jackson defeated Red Eagle and his Creek warriors at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in Alabama.The digitization of this collection was funded by a gift from EBSCO Industries.Griffin, Jesse--Correspondence; Pioneers--Alabama--Baldwin County--Correspondence; Frontier and pioneer life--Alabama--Baldwin County; Alabama History To 1819; Creek War, 1813-1814; Creek Indians--History--19th century; letters (correspondence)Fort Mims (Alabama)--Massacre, 1813The University of Alabama Libraries Special CollectionsJesse Griffin letterBox 1756u0003_0000597_0000001http://purl.lib.ua.edu/497https://archives.lib.ua.edu/repositories/3/resources/967Images are in the public domain or protected under U.S. copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code), and both types may be used for research and private study. For publication, commercial use, or reproduction, in print or digital format, of all images and/or the accompanying data, users are required to secure prior written permission from the copyright holder and from archives@ua.edu. When permission is granted, please credit the images as Courtesy of The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections.http://cdm17336.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/u0003_0000597/id/2
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