United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Inman, Joshua1786-05-23This is a letter dated May 23, 1786 from Captain Joshua Inman to the Governor of Georgia (probably Edward Telfair, 1786-1787) stating that citizens in his area are being driven off their farms by local Indians. He says that he has not yet taken up arms against the Indians but anticipates more trouble to come and asks for the governor's help.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.text/htmlimage/jpegcmt001engMode 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, C. Mildred Thompson, box 01, folder 01, document 01.Indians of North America--Claims againstMilitary assistanceLetter, 1786 May 23, [to] Governor [of Georgia, Edward Telfair], [Au]gusta, Georgia / Capt[ain] Joshua InmanText