[Letter] 1818 Nov. 19, Cherokee Agency [to] Daniel Graham / Jos[eph] McMinn of an image
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| Type: | Official reports | Text |
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| Creator: | Tennessee. Governor (1815-1821 : McMinn) |
| Title: | [Letter] 1818 Nov. 19, Cherokee Agency [to] Daniel Graham / Jos[eph] McMinn of an image |
| Date: | 1818 Nov. 19 |
| Description: | This document was written by Tennessee Governor Joseph McMinn (1815-1821) to Secretary of State Daniel Graham on November 19, 1818. He discusses his part in negotiations with the Cherokees for their land east of the Mississippi River, and McMinn is confident that he will be successful in convincing the Cherokees to surrender their title to the land. He also mentions preparations that are underway for the Cherokee emigrants. Document ID: gml011. Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville Libraries in 2001, as part of GALILEO, funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. |
| Subjects: | Cherokee Indians--Relocation | Cherokee Indians--Government relations | Indian land transfers | Tennessee |
| Contributors: | Hoskins Library | University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Libraries |
| Online Publisher: | Athens, Ga. : Digital Library of Georgia, 2001 |
| Original Material: | Manuscript held by the Special Collections Library, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, McMinn letters, box 10, folder 59, document tl011. |
| Rights and Usage: | This work is the property of the Special Collections Library, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN. It may be used freely by individuals for research, teaching, and personal use as long as this statement of availability is included in the text. Cite as: [title of item], McMinn letters, Special Collections Library, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia |
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| Persistent Link to Item: | http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/zlna/id:gml011 |
| Related Institutions: | Digital Library of Georgia Hargrett Library Museum of the Cherokee Indian Tennessee State Library and Archives Tennessee State Museum Frank H. McClung Museum (Knoxville, Tenn.) Hoskins Library LaFayette-Walker County Library |
| Collection Information: | Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842 |