United States, 39.76, -98.5United States, Southern States, 33.346678, -84.119434Georgia. Governor (1827-1829 : Forsyth)1827-12-12This is a letter dated December 12, 1827 from John Forsyth (Governor of Georgia, 1827-1829) to Samuel Houston (Governor of Tennessee, 1827-1829). Forsyth tells Houston that he has heard about the new Cherokee constitution (1827) which was perceived by the states of Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia to imbue the Cherokees with a certain autonomy and permanence. Forsyth asks Houston to forward a copy of the constitution to him.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/jpegkrc085engMode 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 08, folder 24, document 01.Cherokee Indians--Government relationsCherokee Indians--Politics and governmentCherokee Indians--Legal status, laws, etc.[Letter] 1827 Dec. 12, Milledgeville, Georgia, [to Governor] of Tennessee, Sam[ue]l Houston / John Forsyth, Gov[ernor of Georgia]Text