- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Affidavit] 1817 May 28, Jackson C[oun]ty, Georgia, respecting depredations on the Indian land / citizens of Jackson C[oun]ty
- Date of Original:
- 1817-05-28
- Subject:
- Indians of North America--Land tenure
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- affidavits
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document is an affidavit, dated May 28, 1817, representing the testimony of a number of citizens from Jackson County, Georgia regarding illegal settlements on Indian land. These citizens request the assistance of the Governor in dealing with the illegal settlers from Jackson and other counties.
Digital image of original manuscript, scanned by the University of Georgia Libraries in 2000, as part of GALILEO, funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. - Local Identifier:
- tcc109
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc109
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc109#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc109/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of item], Telamon Cuyler, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia
- Extent:
- 2 pages/leaves
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 77, folder 17, document 14.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Georgia Jackson Cty [County]
Where as a number of good Sitisons [Citizens] has appeared before [deleted text: me ] [added text: us ] and Maid [made] oath that anumbur [a number] of the [deleted text: Sittlement ] pepel [people] of the County [added text: as well as [unclear text: others ] County, ] is know actilliy [now actually] at this time Living over the boundry [boundary] Loin [Line] keeping Stock and som [some] Clearing Land. Which is contrayer [contrary] to Law and the good Sitysons [Citizens] wish and we furder [further] pray that his Excellence the Governor Would adopt som [some] -- Meshirs [Measures] in order to bring them of the Indians [document damaged] Given under my hand as I am knowing to the truth of these Facts States in the within affadavit [affidavit] . This
28th day of May 1817.
[Signed] [unclear text: Jno. [John] ] Treadwell P.
[Signed] Jas. [James] Strown P.
Page: [2]
Affadavits [Affidavits] from Jackson County
Reply
17, June 1817
Depositions respecting depredations on the Indian land by Citizens from Jackson Cty. [County]
dated
28th May 1817.
Answer written
17th June 1817.
Indian Affairs
1817.