- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Extract from the minutes [of the] Executive Council [of Georgia], 1785 Mar. 15
- Date of Original:
- 1785-03-15
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Land tenure
Boundaries
Indian agents
Georgia--Politics and government--1775-1865 - People:
- Clarke, Elijah, 1733-1799
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- legal documents
minutes (administrative records) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document is an extract from the minutes of the Georgia Executive Council dated March 15, 1785 and prepared by George Handley, secretary of the council and later Governor of Georgia (1788-1789). The extract relates to an act recently passed respecting land within the state and the appointment of Major General (Lachlan?) McIntosh, Colonel Elijah Clarke, and Colonel (Benjamin?) Hawkins as commissioners for enacting the resolution. In addition, the Governor of Georgia, Samuel Elbert (1785-1786) is directed to appoint a commissioner to meet with the Creek Indians respecting the boundary line.
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. - Local Identifier:
- krc096
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc096
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc096#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc096/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of item], Keith Read, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia
- Extent:
- 1 pages/leaves
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Keith Read, box 12, folder 07, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
[added text (appears to be different hand and ink): [unclear text: Indo ] ] In Council
March 15th 1785
The Board having taken into consideration, An Act passed the 22nd. February last. intitled [entitled] an "Act to amend and alter some parts, and repeal other parts, of the several Land Acts in this State." Do in pursuance thereof Resolved, That the Honorable Major General McIntosh, Colo. Elijah Clarke and Colonel Hawkins, be, and they are hereby appointed Commissioners on the side and in behalf of this State, for the purposes particularly pointed out by the said recited Act.
Ordered, That his Honor the Governor do as soon as convenient, employ & send a proper person with a talk to the Creek Nation, inviting them to appoint persons on their side and in behalf of their Nation, and at the same time to request that they will fix the time and place for the meeting of the said Commissioners on both sides, in order to ascertain & determine the Line between the White people & the Indians of this State
Extract from the Minutes
[Signed] G. [George] Handley Secy E:C. [Secretary Executive Council]