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soldier, and a useful ally during the late war with the British, 

 who had excited many of the Creeks against us. Mcintosh, with 

 some other chiefs, signed the treaty at the Indian Springs, by 

 which the lands between the Flint and Chattahoochee rivers 

 were ceded. After this he was shot in his own house, by sev- 

 eral of the Indians unfriendly to the treaty, and his body con- 

 sumed with his dwelling. 



Mcintosh was between 50 and 60 when killed. He left 

 five wives and several children, most of whom had received a 

 pretty good English education,* 



CRAWFORD. 



Boundaries, Extent. — This county is bounded north by 

 Monroe, east by Bibb, south by Houstoun and Macon, and west 

 by Talbot and a part of Upson. Laid out in 1822, and a part 

 added to Upson in 1824. Length 17 miles, breadth 17 miles. 

 Square miles 289. 



Rivers, Creeks. — The Flint river is the only stream of any 

 magnitude. The smaller streams are the Ulcohachee, Spring, 

 Walnut, Sweet Water and Deep creeks. 



Population, Taxes, Representation. — The population by 

 the census of 1840, was 8493. Of these 4626 were whites, 

 and 3867 blacks. Amount of State tax for 1848, $2,977. 

 Sends one representative to the Legislature of the State. 



Post Offices. — Knoxville, Francisville, Hammock Grove, 

 Hickory Grove, Hopewell, and New Agency. 



Towns. — Knoxville, near the centre of the county, is the 

 seat of justice. Distant from Milledgeville 52 miles, 25 from 

 Macon, 12 from Culloden, and 6 from the Old Agency. — 

 It has a court house, two hotels, four stores, two churches, 

 Methodist and Baptist, and one academy. Population about 

 250. Made the county site in 1823, and incorporated in 1825. 



Hopewell, six miles northeast of Knoxville, has a church, 

 tavern, physician, &c. 



* Sherwood's Gazetteer. 



