United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.500181781-06-22This is a receipt dated June 22, 1781 for horses obtained by Colonel James Grierson of Augusta on behalf of the British Crown. The horses were the property of Alexander Campbell, a Cherokee trader, and the receipt itemizes the animals and their estimated value. The receipt is sworn to and signed by Alexander Campbell and Justice of the Peace Thomas Waters. In addition, there is another sworn statement on the receipt signed by Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Brown stating that he lost the original bill of appraisement associated with this sale.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/jpegkrc145engMode 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 21, folder 19, document 02.Cherokee IndiansIndian tradersHorses[Receipt for] horses [taken] in Augusta by Alexander Campbell, 1781 June 22 / sworn to by Tho[ma]s Waters, Alexander Campbell, and Thomas BrownText