United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Georgia. Governor (1829-1831 : Gilmer)1831-05-16A copy of a letter in which George R. Gilmer, Governor of Georgia, writes to Reverend Samuel A. Worcester informing him that all white persons who refuse to take the oath to support the constitution and laws of the state are requested to vacate Cherokee lands and that the United States does not recognize missionaries acting under the direction of the American Board of Foreign Missions as government agents, May 16, 1831.Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville Libraries in 2000, as part of GALILEO, funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.text/htmlimage/jpegch044engManuscript held by the The Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, TN, State Library Cherokee Collection, box 1, folder 29, document ch044.Mode 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/Cherokee Indians--MissionsGeorgia--Politics and government--1775-1865Letter, 1831 May 16, Milledgeville, [Georgia] to Rev[erend] Samuel A. Worcester / George R. GilmerText