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Benjamin Hawkins (August 15, 1754 – June 6, 1816 [1]) was an American planter, statesman and a U.S. Indian agent. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress and a United States Senator from North Carolina, having grown up among the planter elite.
Oct 28, 2006 · Benjamin Hawkins. Although Hawkins was agent to all Indians in the South, he chose to live among the Creek Indians, who resided in present-day Georgia and Alabama. He built the Creek Agency Reserve on the Flint River in what is now Crawford County, where he lived with his wife, Lavina Downs; six daughters, Georgia, Muscogee, Cherokee ...
Nov 4, 2009 · English. Hawkins was United States agent for Indian affairs south of the Ohio River during the period covered by the letters. "Benjamin Hawkins"; biographical sketch by S.B. Weeks: p. [5]-12. Addeddate.
Feb 15, 2024 · Benjamin Hawkins Administrator of the U.S. government's plan of civilization, Benjamin Hawkins (1754-1816) was the principal U.S. agent to Southeastern Indians from 1796 to his death in 1816.
A comprehensive collection of the most important sources on the late historic Creek Indians and their environment. In 1795 Benjamin Hawkins, a former US senator and advisor to George Washington,...
Jul 21, 2004 · Ethridge begins in 1796 with the arrival of U.S. Indian Agent Benjamin Hawkins, whose tenure among the Creeks coincided with a period of increased federal intervention in tribal affairs, growing...
Colonel Hawkins, patriot, soldier, United States senator and Indian agent, was born August 15, 1754, in the county of Butts, now Warren County, North Carolina. He was the son of Colonel Philemon and Delia Hawkins.
