William Stephens to John Kean, September 14, 1789

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Description

William Stephens wrote from Savannah to John Kean, addressed to Beaufort, SC. Captain Thomson delivered to him John's letters for Mr. Johnston. Cland Thomson, the surveyor finished the warrants of the surplus land which must be perfected into grants for Jos. Gibbons. He wrote about various bonds and asked John what he did with the assignment of the judgment of Bryan v. Bowman. General Lincoln, Colonel Humphrey, Mr. Cyras Griffin had arrived as the Commission to negotiate with the Creeks and Mr. Franks and the Cherokee Cheifs accompanied the Commissioners. Stephens was pleased with the government's response. Captain Godfrey asked for $200 to rent out his whole ship and would go to Beaufort to discuss the matter with John.

Author/Creator

William Stephens

Recipient

John Kean (1755-1795)

Creation Date

9-14-1789

Document Type

Manuscript

Location

Savannah, GA

Collection

Liberty Hall Collection, 1711-1847 (bulk 1790-1830)

Inventory Location

Bay 1, Column 1, LHC Series 2

Recommended Citation

Stephens, William. William Stephens to John Kean, September 14, 1789. Manuscript. From Special Collections Research Library and Archive, Kean University, Liberty Hall Collection 1780s. https://digitalcommons.kean.edu/lhc_1780s/298

Rights

This collection is open to the public for research use. Copyright remains with Kean University. Credit this material. Personal photographs may be made for research purposes. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to Lynette Zimmerman, Executive Director at the Liberty Hall Academic Center & Exhibition Hall at lzimmerm@kean.edu.

Publishing Repository

Special Collections Research Library and Archive, Kean University