United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Georgia. Governor (1760-1776 : Wright)1762This lengthy document is a response from James Wright (Royal Governor of Georgia, 1760-1776 and 1779-1782) to the British Lords of Trade regarding the province of Georgia. Wright describes the geography of the province, paying particular attention to bodies of water. He also writes about the size and location of the several Indian nations that surround the province, including the Creeks, Chickasaws, Choctaws, Cherokees, and Catawbas. He writes specifically about the Creek Indians, whom he says are greatly opposed to any English settlers moving beyond the boundary lines already established. Wright says that the Crown's prohibition against such encroachment has not been heeded, noting that some of General Oglethorpe's settlers had moved well into Creek territory. Wright goes on to list the items that are produced in the colony and complains that too many Georgia goods are shipped from Charleston, South Carolina for want of more ports and suitable ships on the Georgia coast. Wright also lists the military forts in Georgia, Spanish Florida and French Louisiana and he compares their condition and the numbers of their arms and troops. Wright closes his response with a list of the men employed in various offices of government in Georgia.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/jpegjwr001engMode 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, James Wright, box n/a, folder n/a, document 01.Five Civilized Tribes--Government relationsCreek Indians--Land tenureBoundariesTrespassingGeorgia--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775Answers to queries sent by the Lords of Trade [in] 1761, 1762 / Governor James WrightText