- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Legal notice in response to citizens' petitions], 1797 June 15, State House, Louisville, [Georgia to] Lieutenant Robert Montgomery / [signed by] J. Meriwether
- Creator:
- Meriwether, J.
- Date of Original:
- 1797-06-15
- Subject:
- Indians of North America--Claims against
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- legal notices
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- Legal order dated June 15, 1797 from (James ?) Meriwether to Lieutenant Robert Montgomery in response to proposals and petitions sent by citizens of Franklin and Jackson Counties, Georgia. The citizens claim that the Indians are committing crimes against them, and they want to set up a guard for protection. The legislature grants this request, putting Montgomery in charge of the organization effort and agreeing to supply rations for his militia.
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:
- tcc127
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc127
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc127#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc127/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:
- 4 pages/leaves
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 77, folder 28, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
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Lieut. [Lieutenant] Robert Montgomery
To the Care of Colo [Colonel] [illegible text]
Franklin [unclear text: C ]
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State House Louisville
15 June 1797
[unclear text: Letters ] [unclear text: dated ] the [unclear text: 9th & 24th ]
May from Colo [Colonel] Wilkins enclosing [unclear text: sundry ] depositions relative to property [added text: taken ] by Indians from the Inhabitants of the Counties of Franklin and Jackson. A petition from a number of persons residing in the said Counties setting forth that the Indians are daily committing depredations, and praying that they may be allowed a small Guard for the protection of their property and a Letter of the
31 of May from Robert Montgomery enclosing proposals for supplying a Guard should they be called into Service with Rations and forage at the same rates that the Federal Troops are now furnished, and agreeing not to call for advances from the State until his Accounts shall have been passed by the Legislature were taken up.
Whereupon Ordered That Lieut [Lieutenant] Montgomery be authorised [authorized] and [unclear text: directed ]
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to [unclear text: raise Twelve House Men ] and take post at such place or places within the Counties of Franklin and Jackson as shall appear to him best calculated to guard the Inhabitants against predatory parties of Indians; and that he [unclear text: do ] furnish the party with Rations and forage.
[document is damaged] [illegible text]
[Signed] J Meriwether Sy.E.D [Secretary Executive Department]
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1797 Indian depredations