Identifier: historicalcollec00whit (find matches)
Title: Historical collections of Georgia : containing the most interesting facts, traditions, biographical sketches, anecdotes, etc. relating to its history and antiquities, from its first settlement to the present time ; compiled from original records and official documents ; illustrated by nearly one hundred engravings of public buildings, relics of antiquity, historic localities, natural scenery, portraits of distinguished men, etc., etc. / by the Rev. George White
Year: 1855 (1850s)
Authors: White, George, 1802-1887 Dutton, Alpha Christian
Subjects: Indians of North America
Publisher: New York : Pudney & Russell
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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truth of this story. The following incident, related to the author by a reliable gentle-man, is worthy of a place in the annals of Georgia :— During one of the attacks of the Indians upon the inhabitants of this frontiercounty, they succeeded in killing a number of persons. On one occasion they tookprisoner a small girl about twelve years of age. There was living in the countyat the time a man by the name of William Suttle, a gunsmith by trade, who,upon hearing that the savages had gone off with the little girl, determined topursue them, rescue the captive, or die in the attempt. Providing himselfwith an excellent gun, he started on his generous mission; and after a shorttime, in the middle of the night, came in sight of the party, who were seatedaround a fire, and noticed the little girl sitting upon the lap of a brawny Indian,who appeared to be much delighted with his prisoner. After a while, the Indianrose, and standing very erect, appeared to be making gestures, when Suttle, who
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ELBERT COUNTY. 441 had been watching a favourable opportunity, fired his gun, and shot the Indianthrough the heart. In the midst of the alarm consequent upon this sudden at-tack, the little girl made her way in the direction where she supposed the gunwas fired, was received by Suttle, and carried behind him on horseback to herfriends. HISTORY OF NANCY HART. One among the most remarkable women that any country has everproduced resided in Elbert. We give our readers various particularsconcerning her, derived from conversations which we have had withpersons who were acquainted with her, and from notes kindly fur-nished by the Rev. Mr. Snead, of Baldwin County, Georgia, a connec-tion of the Hart family. We are also under obligations to the Hon.Thomas Hart Benton, to whom we addressed a letter asking for infor-mation in regard to the relationship existing between the family ofthe Harts and himself, who promptly favoured us with all that wedesired. Nancy Harts maiden name was Morgan. She wa

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