Extract from the minutes [of the] Executive Council [of Georgia], 1785 Mar. 15
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| Type: | Legal documents | Minutes | Text |
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| Title: | Extract from the minutes [of the] Executive Council [of Georgia], 1785 Mar. 15 |
| Date: | 1785 Mar. 15 |
| Description: | This document is an extract from the minutes of the Georgia Executive Council dated March 15, 1785 and prepared by George Handley, secretary of the council and later Governor of Georgia (1788-1789). The extract relates to an act recently passed respecting land within the state and the appointment of Major General (Lachlan?) McIntosh, Colonel Elijah Clarke, and Colonel (Benjamin?) Hawkins as commissioners for enacting the resolution. In addition, the Governor of Georgia, Samuel Elbert (1785-1786) is directed to appoint a commissioner to meet with the Creek Indians respecting the boundary line. Document ID: krc096. Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the Digital Library of Georgia in 2001, as part of GALILEO, funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. |
| Subjects: | Creek Indians--Land tenure | Boundaries | Indian agents | Georgia--Politics and government--1775-1865 | Georgia |
| Contributors: | Hargrett Library |
| Online Publisher: | Athens, Ga. : Digital Library of Georgia, 2001 |
| Original Material: | Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Keith Read, box 12, folder 07, document 01. |
| Rights and Usage: | This work is the property of the University of Georgia Libraries. 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], Keith Read, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia |
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| Persistent Link to Item: | http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/zlna/id:krc096 |
| 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 |