Letter, 1819 Jan. 5, Cherokee Agency [to] W[illia]m Rabun, Gov[ernor] of Georgia / Return J. Meigs
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| Creator: | Meigs, Return Jonathan, 1740-1823 |
| Title: | Letter, 1819 Jan. 5, Cherokee Agency [to] W[illia]m Rabun, Gov[ernor] of Georgia / Return J. Meigs |
| Date: | 1819 Jan. 5 |
| Description: | Return J. Meigs, U.S. Agent to the Cherokees, writes to Georgia Governor William Rabun (1817-1819) on January 5, 1819 to inform the governor of his receipt of a document pertaining to a resolution of the Georgia legislature. The resolution calls for the survey of the boundary line stipulated by the Treaty of Cherokee Agency, July 8, 1817, concluded between the U.S. and the Cherokee Nation. Meigs explains that he cannot appoint commissioners for this task because he has not received official instructions from the executive, but he advises the governor that the president would most likely confirm the boundary if determined by one of Georgia's surveyors. Meigs further mentions that Tennessee Governor Joseph McMinn (1815-1821) is expected at the agency shortly, and that McMinn will be responsive to Rabun's requests. Document ID: tcc776. 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 | Boundaries | Surveys | Indian agents | Cherokee Indians--Government relations | McMinn, Joseph, 1758-1824 | 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 06, folder 08, document 05. |
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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 |