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Charles Tait (1768-1835) was a longtime political ally of Crawford's, and at the time of writing U.S. senator from Georgia. In response to a letter from Crawford, Tait comments on the reduction of the national debt, the Florida question, the position of Secretary of War, land in Alabama, and other matters.

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The chargé d'affaires at Paris submits his accounts for payment.

Scope and Contents Elias Cornelius (1794-1832) was a graduate of Yale Divinity School and an agent for the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. Having spent ample time among the "four Southern Tribes" (Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw) in Tennessee and elsewhere, Cornelius argues that their removal from their present lands would be detrimental to their continued "civilization" (i.e., their conversion to Christianity and general acculturation to white ways). He also seeks to disprove...

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George Blake (1769-1841) was at the time of writing U.S. district attorney of Massachusetts. The letter concerns the Buenos Ayrean privateer Congresso.

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John Forsythe (1780-1841) was a U.S. representative and senator from Georgia who later served as Secretary of State under Jackson and Van Buren. At the time of writing he was U.S. minister to Spain. Forsyth describes the difficulties of his position pending Spanish ratification of the Adams-Onís Treaty of 1819.

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William Wyatt Bibb (1781-1820) was a medical doctor who served as a U.S. representative and senator from Georgia, filling the vacancy created by Crawford's resignation in 1813. At the time of writing he was governor of Alabama, the first in the state's history. Bibb writes Crawford about land speculation, his electon as governor, Andrew Jackson, and other political matters.

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Lee writes of difficulties with a dismissed clerk.

Scope and Contents This cover letter and its four enclosures, directed to Crawford allies Cobb and Upson, relate to a disagreement between Crawford and Secretary of War John C. Calhoun over the appointment of Gen. Thomas Flournoy as commissioner to the Creek Indians in 1820. Both Crawford and Calhoun denied ultimate responsibility for the appointment. To make his point, possibly for publication, Crawford assembled: 1) a copy of a letter of December 1820 from Gen. David Adams to Georgia governor John Clark,...

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A brief reply to Crawford's of the 13th, in which Calhoun says that "my recollection of the facts [of the Flournoy affair] remains unchanged."

Scope and Contents Following up with Cobb on the Flournoy affair, Crawford seeks to summarize his relations with Calhoun, distinguishing their personal feelings from the attitudes of their respective followers. He describes in considerable detail a conversation with Calhoun of 12 October, touching on prospects for the elections of 1824. He concludes: "It is certainly not my interest, that he should be unfriendly to me. It is not my interest that he should be irritated by my friends, even if he is unfriendly,...

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In this retained copy, Crawford informs his supporters "that I have in my possession proof much stronger than any he [Governor John Clark of Georgia] has employed against me of the truth of my charge against him of interfering to procure the recommendations from the Grand Jury in favor of Mr. Griffin in 1803." Clark was an old enemy of Crawford's; the two fought a duel in 1806.

Scope and Contents In 1822 Cuthbert, a former U.S representative from Georgia, was elected to the Georgia house and appointed U.S. commissioner to the Creek and Cherokee. The group includes two letters from Cuthbert to Crawford, dated 6 and 7 August, and a retained draft of Crawford's reply (8 August). Cuthbert claims that stories harmful to his reputation are circulating, harking back to an 1820 incident in which he supposedly asked Crawford for a loan and was rebuffed. Crawford provides his recollection of...

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Re Crawford's departure from office.

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Seeking recommendation for a Treasury Department clerkship.

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At the time of writing James Barbour of Virginia (1775-1842) was U.S. Secretary of War. In this long letter he counters Crawford's stated criticisms of the "Creek Treaty" (the Treaty of Indian Springs), ratified by the Senate in March 1825.

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Bolling Hall (1767-1836) was, at the time of writing, a U.S. congressman from Georgia and a political ally of William Crawford. Here he discusses George M. Troup (1780-1856), then serving as a state legislator in Georgia, and Troup's prospects of attaining a Congressional seat.

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At the time of writing Jared Irwin (1750-1818) was governor of Georgia. The letter authorizes Milledge and Crawford to contract for arms and ammunition for the Georgia militia.

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At the time of writing Robert Smith (1757-1842) was U.S. Secretary of State. The letter authorizes Crawford to select and pay an individual qualified to execute the "policy of the President in relationship to the Floridas." There were more details in an enclosed letter, not present.

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John Randolph of Roanoke, Virginia (1773-1833) served in the U.S. Congress from 1799-1813. He writes in response to Crawford's letter of 28 March 1811. The letter begins with a discussion of recent newspaper attacks against Crawford, which Randolph finds repugnant. It then moves on to discussions of local elections and political machinations. It closes with other gossip about likely mutual acquaintances.

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George Matthews (1739-1812) was a former Georgia governor who, at the time of writing, was embroiled in the U.S. government's scheme to provoke an uprising against the Spanish in East Florida. In the letter, Matthews seeks to arrange a meeting with Crawford.

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Tattnall (1788-1832), a future member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia, writes seeking Crawford's influence in obtaining a captaincy in the U.S. Army.

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At the time of writing Jones (c1763-1825) owned a plantation, Spring Hill, near what is now Athens, Alabama. He was a pioneer of Oglethorpe County, Georgia and a close friend of Crawford. In this densely written letter he offers Crawford financial assistance; discusses the possible division of Mississippi Territory and the War of 1812; and speaks of personal and family matters.

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Abbott (1766-1826) writes Crawford to promote his theory of magnetism, whereby ". . . Longitude will be practically explained to the most unskillful mariner . . . ."

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Gibson brings Crawford (then in Paris) up to date on regional and national public events, especially politics and the war.

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At the time of writing Hughes (1786-1849) was secretary for the American delegation negotiating the Treaty of Ghent. Hughes writes to introduce two friends who will shortly be in Paris.

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Directives from the commissioners at Ghent.