United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Milton, John, fl. 18341834-07-04This is a letter dated July 4, 1834 from John Milton to John Fontaine, a Columbus, Georgia merchant and politician, regarding negotiations with the Western Creeks for the purchase of "five sections" of Indian land. Milton notes that there was a partial settlement between himself and (Chilly?) McIntosh, who is in debt to Milton. After speaking with the president (Andrew Jackson, 1829-1837), Milton is confident that the United States will support the terms of negotiation advocated by himself.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/jpegjft002engMode 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, John Fontaine Papers, box 01, folder 1834 July-September, document 01.Creek Indians--Land tenure[Letter] 1834 Jul. 4, Philadelphia [to] John Fontaine, Columbus, Georgia / Jno. [i.e. John] MiltonText