United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Cherokee Nation1832-01-05This petition of the Cherokee Nation was presented to the United States Congress in January of 1832 by a delegation comprised of John Martin, John Ridge and William S. Coodey. The delegation explains that the Cherokee Nation is in crisis as Georgia has become increasingly aggressive in encroaching upon the Cherokee territory. They claim to be appealing to Congress because President Jackson has refused to answer any of their appeals by upholding treaties concluded between the U.S. and Cherokee Nation, and they beg to be saved from forcible removal through legislative action. The delegation outlines ways in which Georgia has extended oppressive laws over the Cherokee Nation in violation of various compacts and complains of the Georgia militia presence in their nation as well as illegal surveying, settlement and confiscation of property. The Cherokees insist that such actions do not qualify as a "peaceable" or "reasonable" extinguishment of the Cherokees' title.Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the Digital Library of Georgia in 2002, as part of GALILEO, funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.text/htmlimage/jpegpam009engMode 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, E99 .C5 C52, box N/A, folder N/A, document N/A.Cherokee Indians--Government relationsIndians, Treatment of--GeorgiaCherokee Indians : memorial of a delegation of the Cherokee tribe of Indians, January 9, 1832, read and laid upon the tableText