United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.500181747-12-14This badly damaged and incomplete document is a legal resolution dated December 14, 1747 in which headmen of several Creek Indian towns, including Coweta, Cusseta and Etowah warriors, place legal power in the hands of one of the kings, Malatchi Opoya (also Opiya) Mico. In the list of signatures, the personal mark of each man appears next to the written English version of his name. Accompanying the resolution is the deposition of Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Heron, swearing that he witnessed the above signing. The date of his testimony is noted as January 2, 1747, but is probably January 2, 1748.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/jpegkrc035engMode 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, Keith Read, box 02, folder 54, document 01.Creek Indians--Politics and governmentCreek Indians--Legal status, laws, etc.[Legal resolution and accompanying deposition] 1747 Dec. 14, Frederica, Georgia / signed [by] Himmopaiohe ... [et al.]Text