- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1806 Nov. 25, Glass['s] house, Louckout Montin [i.e., Lookout Mountain, Cherokee Nation] to [Colonel] Return J. Meigs / Glass ... [et al.] of an image
- Creator:
- Glass
- Publisher:
- Manuscript held by the Special Collections Library, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, MS2033 Penelope Johnson Allen, box 1, folder 36, document pa0204.
- Date of Original:
- 1806-11-25
- Subject:
- Cherokee Indians--Government relations
Ferries--Access roads - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
United States, Tennessee, 35.75035, -86.25027 - Medium:
- petitions
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document dated November 25, 1806 is a letter to the U.S. Agent to the Cherokees, Colonel Return J. Meigs, from Cherokee headmen the Glass, Dick Justice, (Turtle at home ?), John Lowrey, John Bogs, Parched Corn Flour, Cumberland and Tuskeheke gathered at Glass's house on Lookout Mountain in the Cherokee Nation. They request that ferry transport conducted by John Riley and Robert King be stopped because the Cherokees of the upper towns are determined to prevent the construction of a proposed road from Georgia to Cumberland by way of Lookout Mountain.
Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville Libraries in 2001, as part of GALILEO, funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. - Local Identifier:
- pa0204
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_pa0204
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_pa0204#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_pa0204/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of item], MS2033 Penelope Johnson Allen, Special Collections Library, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia
- Extent:
- 2 pages/leaves
- Holding Institution:
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Special Collections
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
November 25, 1806 Louckout montin Glass house
freind [friend] and Brother
you Remember at our Consell [Council] at Sautey we Spoke to you Respecting John Riley ferey [ferry] that him and Robart king for to agree you Recamend [Recommend] to us to get pay for fereys [ferries] what is the the [the] reson [reason] that Robber king will Cross travelers By forse [force] you will Consedder [Consider] the Bennefit [Benefit] of the Cherokees and Stop Robart king s flat Landing if there is aney Bennefit [any Benefit] to be got we out [ought] to have it of our one [own] Land
I am with Respect frends [friends] and Brothers
NB Sr [Nota Bene Sir] you Remember that the uniteed States applyd [applied] for arode [a road] from gorgi to Cuberland by the way of the Louckout montain our peopel [people] of the upper towens [towns] is now in Consel [Council] at ustenarey is deturmed [determined] to Stop the Rode [Road] if it is trew [true] what we have heard after ther Consel [their Council] is over you will hear it from them [deleted text: [illegible text] ] if it is trew [true] that they talk of Dowing [Doing] it we dont belive [believe] they Can do it after being give up in publick Consell [public Council]
[Signed] Glass his X mark
[Signed] Dick Jestis his X mark
[Signed] lurkill at home his X mark
[Signed] John Lowrey his X mark
[Signed] John Bogs his X mark
[Signed] parch flower his X mark
[Signed] Cumberland his X mark
[Signed] Tuskeheke his X mark
Page: [2]
[unclear text: 18 ] Curl [Colonel] Returne J Meigs [unclear text: awar ] S W [South West] Pint
From a Council of Chiefs met at Glass' s
25 Nov. 1806