Letter, 1839 Oct. 16, G[eorgi]a to George R. Gilmer, [Governor of Georgia], Milledgeville, G[eorgi]a / Capt[ain] James Tuggle
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| Type: | Letters (correspondence) | Text |
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| Creator: | Tuggle, James |
| Title: | Letter, 1839 Oct. 16, G[eorgi]a to George R. Gilmer, [Governor of Georgia], Milledgeville, G[eorgi]a / Capt[ain] James Tuggle |
| Date: | 1839 Oct. 16 |
| Description: | This document is a letter dated October 16, 1839 from Captain James Tuggle to George R. Gilmer, Governor of Georgia (1829-1831, 1837-1839). Tuggle informs the governor of claims filed by men formerly under his command in the "Cherokee campaign of 1838," a reference to the forced removal of the Cherokees from Georgia. Tuggle provides the names of the claimants and requests advice from the governor on pursuing the claims under an act of the legislature respecting the pay of such soldiers. Document ID: tcc613. 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: | Trail of Tears, 1838 | Georgia. Militia--Pay, allowances, etc. | 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 51, folder 10, 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], Telamon Cuyler, 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:tcc613 |
| 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 |