United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Bryan, Joseph1841-02-04This is a letter dated February 4, 1841 from Joseph Bryan in Washington, D.C. to John Fontaine, a prominent merchant and former mayor of Columbus, Georgia. Bryan refers to a section of land that was formerly part of the Broken Arrow Town, a Creek Indian settlement. This property, according to General Sanford's book of land certification, was sold and certified to Fontaine. Bryan indicates that a claim, possibly fraudulent, has been made on that section of land, and he asks Fontaine for a copy of his deed to prove ownership.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/jpegjft009engMode 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 02, folder 1841 February, document 01.Creek IndiansIndian land transfers[Letter] 1841 Feb. 4, Washington, D.C., [to] John Fontaine, Columbus, Georgia / Joseph BryanText