Letter, 1832 June 12, Etowah, [Cherokee Nation] to Wilson Lumpkin, Governor [of Georgia], Milledgeville, Georgia / Gen[era]l John Coffee
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| Creator: | Coffee, John, 1782-1836 |
| Title: | Letter, 1832 June 12, Etowah, [Cherokee Nation] to Wilson Lumpkin, Governor [of Georgia], Milledgeville, Georgia / Gen[era]l John Coffee |
| Date: | 1832 June 12 |
| Description: | This is a letter dated June 12, 1832 from General John Coffee in Etowah to Wilson Lumpkin, Governor of Georgia (1831-1835), regarding recent events in the Cherokee Nation. Coffee promises the governor an official report of the recent murder of an Indian, and he makes reference to affidavits forwarded by Major Jones. Coffee also complains of his small force being divided up to cover a large piece of territory, and he warns that he can prevent neither Indians nor white men from violating the law and digging for gold in the area. He notes that two white men had been arrested the week before for that offense and some people running mills along the Chestatee River have been cutting away too much timber, rendering the land on the west bank of little or no value. He ends the letter by saying that he has learned that the prospect of signing a treaty with the Cherokees has worsened and refers to a Cherokee delegation returning from Washington, D.C. Document ID: tcc713. 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--Treaties | Cherokee Indians--Government relations | Cherokee Indians--Crimes against | Gold mines and mining | 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 18. |
| 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 |