[Affidavit of] Arch[ibal]d Nelson, 1817 May 17, Jackson County, Georgia / sworn to before James Strawn Indians of North America--Land tenure Boundaries Trespass Affidavit of Archibald Nelson of Jackson County, Georgia, dated May 17, 1817, and sworn to before Justice of the Peace James Strawn. Nelson testifies that James Morris, John Camp, and James Besley are all living across the boundary line on lands designated as Indian hunting grounds. He reports that all three have been making improvements on the land, such as building cabins, and clearing timber. Nelson further states that Camp has promised to resist any attempts by the whites or the Indians to remove him. Document ID: tcc829. 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. Athens, Ga. : Digital Library of Georgia Hargrett Library 2001 Affidavits Text http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/zlna/id:tcc829 2 pages/leaves text/html image/jpeg image/x-djvu Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 67, folder 01, document 04. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: AT&T DjVu browser plug-in needed to view images of documents. 1817-05-17 Georgia 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