George Chicken Journal

Title:

George Chicken Journal

Date:

1715

Creator (Personal):

Chicken, George, 1685-1727

Description:

The journal of George Chicken, written during the Yamasee War, documents a march across South Carolina to various Cherokee settlements and treaty negotiations for peace and alliances against the Creek tribes from January 1715 to February 1716. The journal also includes the correspondence of James Alford and Captain James Woodward. Part of the way through the journal, Chicken flipped and reversed his use of the book causing pages to be out of date order.

Collection Title:

George Chicken Journal, 1715-1716

Contributing Institution:

South Carolina Historical Society

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Personal or Corporate Subject:

South Carolina. Militia.

Topical Subject:

Diaries, Native Americans--History, Yamasee War, S.C., 1715-1716, Indians of North America--Wars--1600-1750, Cherokee Indians, Chickasaw Indians, and Creek Indians--Wars

Geographic Subject:

South Carolina--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

1134.03.03

Date Digital:

2018-11-29

Digitization Specifications:

400 dpi, 24-bit depth, color, Bookeye 4 Basic, Archival masters are tiffs.

Format:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Public Domain.

Access Information:

For more information and re-use requirements contact the South Carolina Historical Society, Charleston, SC, 29401.

Admin ID:

244006