Letter, 1829 Nov. 26, Cherokee Agency, [to] George R. Gilmer, Governor of Georgia / Gen[era]l John Coffee
| Click here to view the item (new window) | |
| Type: | Letters (correspondence) | Text |
|---|---|
| Creator: | Coffee, John, 1782-1836 |
| Title: | Letter, 1829 Nov. 26, Cherokee Agency, [to] George R. Gilmer, Governor of Georgia / Gen[era]l John Coffee |
| Date: | 1829 Nov. 26 |
| Description: | This is a letter dated November 26, 1829 from General John Coffee of the Cherokee Agency to George R. Gilmer, Governor of Georgia (1829-1831, 1837-1839) requesting information to help determine the actual boundary line between the Creeks and the Cherokees. Coffee writes that he has already sent a letter to outgoing governor John Forsyth (1827-1829), but suspects that Forsyth forgot to send instructions before he left office. Document ID: tcc696. 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: | Cherokee Indians--Land tenure | Creek Indians--Land tenure | Boundaries | 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 01, folder 46, 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 |
| Related Materials: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. | System requirements: AT&T DjVu browser plug-in needed to view images of documents. |
| Persistent Link to Item: | http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/zlna/id:tcc696 |
| 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 |