Lachlan Mcintosh Papers
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Lachlan McIntosh papers Descriptive Summary Repository: Georgia Historical Society Creator: McIntosh, Lachlan, 1725-1806. Title: Lachlan McIntosh papers Dates: 1742-1799 Extent: 0.35 cubic feet (10 folders) Identification: MS 0526 Biographical/Historical Note Lachlan McIntosh (1727-1806) was born in Scotland, the son of John Mohr and Marjory (Fraser) McIntosh. He and his family came to Savannah in 1736 with Oglethorpe and settled in Darien, Georgia. In 1748, he moved to Charleston, SC, where he worked as a clerk in a counting house and lived with Henry Laurens. He later became a successful planted on the Altamaha River. At the outbreak of the American Revolution, he was appointed Colonel of the 1st Regiment, Georgia line, and was soon promoted to Brigadier-General in the Continental Army. McIntosh dueled with Button Gwinnett in 1777, fatally wounding his opponent. He served for a short while in the Western Department, and he returned to Georgia to lead the unsuccessful attempt to recapture Savannah. He was taken prisoner at the fall of Charleston and, after his exchange, he served until the end of the war, attaining the rank of Major-General. He returned to Georgia and resumed planting. McIntosh married Sarah Threadcraft; together, they had eight children: John, Lachlan Jr., William (who married a Mrs. Tate), George, Henry Laurens, Hester (who married 1. John Peter Ward and 2. Dr. Nicholas Byard), and Catherine (who married Charles Harris). Both William and Lachlan, Jr., served in the Revolutionary War (John was in the Bahamas at the time). McIntosh became a member of the Society of the Cincinnati in 1784; the same year, he was elected to Congress. Scope and Content Note This collection contains papers largely concerned with Lachlan McIntosh's military career in the American Revolution, his efforts to clear his name of false charges brought about by political intrigue, and his attempts to collect the money owed him by the United States for his services. Included is a manuscript map, "Colo. Pannills Plan of the Upper Country," undated. Not included in the published papers are the following: "A list of Carolina Grants South of the Altamaha," 1763; McIntosh to Henry Laurens, December 12, 1767; Rules and regulations for the government of the Cincinnati, ca. 1784; McIntosh to Thomas Washington, October 20, 1787. Index Terms Altamaha River (Ga.) American loyalists. Cherokee Indians. Courts-martial and courts of inquiry--United States. Creek Nation. Dueling. Elbert, Samuel, 1740-1788. Fort Laurens (Ohio) Georgia--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. Georgia. General Assembly. Glascock, William, 1730-1793. Great Britain--Colonies--America. Great Britain--Politics and government--1760-1789. Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786. Gwinnett, Button, approximately 1735-1777. Hawkins, Benjamin, 1754-1816. Indians of North America. Legal correspondence. Letter books. Letters (correspondence) Maps (documents) McIntosh family. McIntosh, Lachlan, 1725-1806. Military compensation. Military promotions. Murder. Operational rations (Military supplies) Saint Augustine (Fla.) Sheftall, Mordecai, 1735-1797. Slaves--United States. Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Georgia. St. Andrew's Parish (Ga.) United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons. United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783. Washington, George , 1732-1799. Wereat, John, approximately 1733-1799. General Notes Japanese paper reinforcement. Location of Originals Originals of photocopied letters in the collections of the following institutions: The New York Historical Society, The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Duke University, William L. Clements Library, Draper Collection at the University of Michigan, National Archives, Library of Congress, Wisconsin Historical Society. Administrative Information Custodial History Portions of the collection were purchased from the Carnegie Book Shop in New York and from Julia Sweet Newman of Battle Creek, MI. Preferred Citation [item identification], Lachlan McIntosh papers, MS 526, Georgia Historical Society, Savannah, Georgia. Acquisition Information Gift of Alexander A. Lawrence, 1950; Estate of Joseph Vallence Bevan, 1953. Purchased, 1964, 1967. Restrictions Access Restrictions Collection is open for research. Publication Rights Copyright has not been assigned to the Georgia Historical Society. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Division of Library and Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Georgia Historical Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher. Publication Note All but four papers published in The Georgia Historical Quarterly, v.38-40 (June 1954-June 4, 1956) and reprinted as Collections of the Georgia Historical Society: The Papers of Lachlan McIntosh, 1774-1779, v.12 (1957). Sponsorship Encoding funded by a 2012 Documenting Democracy grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Container List Fldr Item 1 1 Letter book, 1776-1777 View online. The letters are only partially intact and some are almost illegible. Correspondents are: Lachlan McIntosh, George Washington, Button Gwinett, Samuel Elbert, Charles Lee, George Walton, Robert Howe, Valentine Beard, Peter Mewhlenburg, William McIntosh, William Alston, Joseph Habersham, Henry Laurens, Lt. Wilson, Lyman Hall, Nathan Brunson (i.e. Brownson), Ignatius Few, Leonard Marbury, Jeremiah Bugg, Richard Winn, William Kennon, Capt. Caldwell, John McIntosh, Noble Wimberly Jones, James Screven. All of these papers deal with the Revolution and the army. Online Inventory Contains Digitized Items Fldr 2 Correspondence and other papers, 1763-1777 List of Carolina grants south of the Altamaha River, 1763, 2.0 p. Lachlan McIntosh to and unidentified person. Darien, Ga., 1767 December 12, 1.0 p. Lachlan McIntosh to James Hume. Darien, Ga., 1774 July 19, 1774 July 21 Regarding the murder of Anderson Simpler. Notice of the election of representatives of St. Andrew's Parish, who would attend the General Provincial Congress at Savannah, 1775 July 4 St. Andrew's Parish, Ga. June 29, 1775. 1 p. DS by Lachlan McIntosh as chairman. Those men elected were Lachlan McIntosh, William McIntosh, George Threadcraft, John Wereat, Roderick McIntosh, John Witherspoon, George McIntosh, Allan Stuart John McIntosh, and Raymond Demere. They were to discuss the disputes between Great Britain and the colonies. Lachlan McIntosh, Jr. to his father Lachlan McIntosh. Darien, Ga., 1776 July 22, 1.0 p. Regarding family news and the war. Lachlan McIntosh, Jr. to his father Lachlan McIntosh. Darien, Ga., 1776 July 27, 1.0 p. Regarding conditions at home and precautions taken in anticipation of a British attack. Lachlan McIntosh, Jr. to his father, Lachlan McIntosh, 1776 August 14 Regarding family news and the war. 3 pages, first is missing. Lachlan McIntosh, Jr. to his father, Lachlan McIntosh. Altmaha, Ga., 1776 August 24, 1.0 p. Regarding the illness in his command and the steps taken to combat it. Lachlan McIntosh, Jr. to his father, Lachlan McIntosh, 1776 August , 1.0 p. Regarding the mail, the express rider and a new horse. List of Tories in St. Andrew's Parish, Ga., 1776 September 10, 2.0 p. This is a "resolve of the St. Andrew's Parochial Committee." Letter to President Archibald Bulloch of the Georgia Assembly, 1776 November 1, 2.0 p. Regarding attacks on settlements and the Georgia Islands. An addenda advises evacuation of these islands and south of the Altamaha River. A speech from General McIntosh to the Creek Nation. Savannah, Ga., 1777 (1776?) December 23, 3.0 p. The speech is signed "By Singer and Tom Gray." It calls for a meeting between McIntosh and the Creeks to discuss hostilities and to join together against the British. An accounting of General McIntosh's participation in the St. Augustine expedition, 1777 March 24- April 26, 3.0 p. Samuel Stirk to William Glasgow. Savannah, Ga., 1777 April 17, 1.0 p. Appointment of Glasgow as a commissioner to the congress to be held with the Cherokee Indians in South Carolina, May 7, 1777. Enclosed is a copy of the resolves of the council, regarding the same. Handwritten copy. Samuel Elbert to General McIntosh. Amelia Island, Ga., 1777 May 25, 4.0 p. Regarding his unsuccessful attempt to capture Amelia Island and his retreat to St. Mary's, Ga. John Wereat to George Walton. Savannah, Ga., 1777 August 30, 11.0 p. Regarding the Liberty Society and their plan to discredit General McIntosh Enclosed is a circular submitted by the Society for the removal of General McIntosh and a note by Wereat explaining it (Note: the Liberty Society was also known as the Nocturnal Club). Fldr 8 Copies of letters and other papers, 1780-1781 Lachlan McIntosh to General Benjamin Lincoln. Goose Creek, 1780 February 15, 1.0 p. Regarding moving his family to safety. Typewritten copy. Minutes of a council meeting of General officers held at Charles Town, 1780 April 16, 2.0 p. Regarding military affairs. Number not used George Seegar to Samuel Adams in Congress. Philadelphia, Penn., 1780 September 9, 2.0 p. Regarding William Glascock's letter to Congress and the controversy over it (see items 22, 29). Memo of George Walton as to the authenticity of the Glascock letter. Philadelphia, Penn., 1780 September 8, 3.0 p. See item 22. Charles Scott to Gov. Thomas Jefferson. Haddrils Point, 1781 February 20, 2.0 p. Regarding the sale of bells. Memo of Richard Howly, regarding the Glascock letter, 1781 May 12, 2.0 p. See item 22. Lachlan McIntosh to Thomas McKean, President of Congress. Philadelphia, Penn., 1781 July 16, 2.0 p. Requests Congress to investigate the charges brought against him and clear his name. Lachlan McIntosh to Thomas McKean, President of Congress, 1781 July 18, 2.0 p. McIntosh thanks Congress for the bill acquitting him, but requests further investigation. Lucas Von Burhardt to Lachlan McIntosh, 1781 October 25, 2.0 p.