United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018United States, Tennessee, 35.75035, -86.25027McIntosh, Lachlan1784-05-28Letter from (Lachlan ?) McIntosh Jr., Chairman of the Tennessee Treaty Commissioners, to Georgia Governor John Houstoun, dated May 28, 1784, explaining the reason for delay in treating for a parcel of Cherokee land. The commissioners appointed through legislative resolution for this task are alarmed by the recent murder of General Rutherford, purportedly carried out by the Chigemogies (probably the Chickamaugas) and would like to postpone negotiations until the next meeting of the House.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.text/htmlimage/jpegtcc135engMode 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, Telamon Cuyler, box 77, folder 30, document 06.Cherokee Indians--Treaties[Letter], 1784 May 28, [to John] Houstoun, Governor [of Georgia] / Lach[lan] McIntoshText