United States, Alabama, 32.75041, -86.75026United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Georgia. Governor (1835-1837 : Schley)1836-09-10This is a letter dated September 10, 1836 from William Schley, Governor of Georgia (1835-1837), to Clement C. Clay, Governor of Alabama (1835-1837). Schley mentions the case of a Creek Indian named Jim Henry, who is awaiting trial in Alabama. Schley requests that, should Henry be acquitted of any crimes in Alabama, he be turned over to the state of Georgia for trial on a capital offense. Henry allegedly attacked whites and their property in Georgia and Alabama in retaliation against unscrupulous land speculators.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/jpegkrc147engMode 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 22, folder 20, document 01.Creek Indians--Claims againstHenry, Jim, fl. 1836Letter, 1836 Sept. 10, Milledgeville, Georgia, [to] Clement C. Clay, Tuscaloosa, Alabama / William SchleyText