United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Poore, Benjamin Perley, 1820-18871840-02-18Letter, dated February 18, 1840, from Benjamin Poore in Coosawatee, Ga. (Murray County) to Gorham Parsons Esq. in Massachusetts, describing Poore's intentions for the running of his plantation. Poore includes a description of the land surrounding his plantation which had been inhabited by the Cherokees until their forced removal in 1838.Digital image of original manuscript, scanned by the University of Georgia Libraries in 2000, as part of GALILEO, funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.text/htmlimage/jpegbpp001engMode of access: World Wide Web.System requirements: AT&T DjVu browser plug-in needed to view images of documents.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Benjamin Perley Poore, box MS1222, folder N/A, document 01.Indian land transfersTrail of Tears, 1838[Letter] 1840 Feb. 18, Coosawatee, G[eorgi]a [to] Graham Parsons Esq[uire], Massachusetts / Benjamin PooreText