A bill to provide for the sale of certain lands in Macon and Cherokee Counties, [North Carolina], 1846 Cherokee Indians--Land tenure Indian land transfers Real property Bills, legislative This printed document is a copy of a bill of the North Carolina Assembly pertaining to the sale of certain former Cherokee lands in Macon and Cherokee Counties, North Carolina. The bill outlines the specific lands in question and provides the procedure by which the lands are reverted to the state of North Carolina and then turned over for sale to purchasers. The legislation indicates that the sale of the lands is necessary to offset a debt associated with the Cherokee lands, although it is unclear to whom the debt is owed. Document ID: wtp179. 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 Digital Library of Georgia Southeastern Native American Documents Collection (GALILEO (Georgia statewide project)) GAGAL 2001 Bills (legislative records) http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/zlna/id:wtp179 7 pages/leaves Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, William H. Thomas Papers, box 01, folder 31, document 07. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: AT&T DjVu browser plug-in needed to view images of documents. 1846-00-00 North Carolina 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], William H. Thomas Papers, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia