[Letter] 1826 Feb. 23, Washington, [D.C. to] G[eorge] M. Troup, [Governor of Georgia] / James Meriwether
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| Type: | Letters (correspondence) | Text |
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| Creator: | Meriwether, James |
| Title: | [Letter] 1826 Feb. 23, Washington, [D.C. to] G[eorge] M. Troup, [Governor of Georgia] / James Meriwether |
| Date: | 1826 Feb. 23 |
| Description: | James Meriwether, United States Commissioner, writes a private letter to Georgia Governor George M. Troup on February 23, 1826 discussing the land ceded by the Creek Nation in the Treaty of Washington (January 24, 1826). Meriwether reports on the reception of the treaty at the capital and proposes means for securing the most land for Georgia by manipulating the wording of the treaty and utilizing certain maps. Document ID: tcc498. 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--Treaties | Creek Indians--Relocation | 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, Telamon Cuyler, box 48, folder 14, document 03. |
| 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], Telamon Cuyler, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia |
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| 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 |