In Memory J. Leitch Wright, Jr. © 1993 by the University of Nebraska Press All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America The paper in this book meets the minimum require- ments of American National Standard for Information Sciences -- Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. First Bison Books Edition: 1996 Most recent printing indicated by the last digit below: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Frontispiece: A Draught of the Creek Nation, made in 1757 by William Bonar. Reproduced with the permis- sion of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Of- fice, courtesy of the British Public Record Office, CO700/Carolina 21. Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Braund, Kathryn E. Holland, 1955- Deerskins and duffels: the Creek Indian trade with Anglo-America, 1685-1815 / by Kathryn E. Holland Braund. p. cm. -- (Indians of the Southeast) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8032-1226-7 (alk. paper: cl) ISBN 0-8032-6126-8 (pa.) 1. Creek Indians -- Commerce. 2. Creek Indians -- Economic conditions. 3. Creek Indians -- History -- 18th century. 4. South Carolina -- Commerce -- Great Britain. 5. Great Britain -- Commerce -- South Carolina. I. Title. II. Series. E99.C9B73 1993 381′.45675-dc20 92-26355 CIP -vi- |