United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Ossabaw Island, 31.80105, -81.09455United States, Georgia, Liberty County, Saint Catherines Island, 31.65689, -81.15149United States, Georgia, McIntosh County, Sapelo Island, 31.39745, -81.278711730/1842This incomplete undated document pertains to the treaties between Great Britain, made on behalf of the Crown by General James Oglethorpe, and the Creek Indians during the 1730s (namely the 1739 Treaty of Coweta), as well as the subsequent acquisition of the Creek islands of St. Catherine's, Ossabaw, and Sapelo by Thomas and Mary Bosomworth (a.k.a. Mary Musgrove or Coosaponakeesa). Also discussed is the Indians' right to bequeath such lands to Mary Bosomworth. The document refers to the three islands as particularly valuable to the Crown, since they are considered arable and are ideally situated for use as secure ports of trade between the mainland colonies and the West Indies.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/jpegkrc050engMode 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 77, document 01.Creek Indians--TreatiesIndian land transfersCreek Indians--Legal status, laws, etc.Musgrove, Mary, 1700-1765Bosomworth, Thomas[Partial legal statement concerning Great Britain's treaties with the Creek Indians and Thomas Bosomworth's purchase of Creek lands]Text