- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Letter enclosing [a] resolution, 1821 Dec. 18, Alabama Executive Department, Cahawba, Alabama [to] John Clark, [Governor] of Georgia, [Milledgeville], Georgia / Israel Pickens
- Creator:
- Pickens, Israel, 1780-1827 [Alabama. Governor (1821-1825 : Pickens)]
- Date of Original:
- 1821-12-18
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Treaties
Cherokee Indians--Treaties
Indian land transfers - Location:
- United States, Alabama, 32.75041, -86.75026
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018 - Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
resolutions (administrative records) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- Letter dated December 18, 1821 from Israel Pickens, Governor of Alabama, in Cahawba to Georgia Governor John Clark, Milledgeville, Georgia, pertaining to legislative activity for the purpose of ceding Creek and Cherokee land between Alabama and Georgia. A resolution of the state of Alabama, certified by Secretary of State James J. Pleasants and concerning plans to treat with the Creeks and Cherokees, is enclosed.
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:
- tcc145
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc145
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc145#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc145/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:
- 5 pages/leaves
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 77, folder 31, document 02.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
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Letter from Govr. [Governor] Pickins enclosing resolution of the State of Alabama relative to an
1821
Indian Treaty
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Alabama Executive Dept. Cahawba
Decemr [December] 18th 1821 [added text (appears to be in different ink and hand): Indian [unclear text: Lands ] ]
sir
Your Excellency's communication with the legislative resolutions accompanying it relative to obtaining an appropriation and authority from the Government of the U States for holding a treaty with the Cherokee & Creek nations for a cession of their lands in the states of Georgia Tenessee & Alabama, have been received early in the present session of our Assembly and laid before that body with my own views of the importance of the subject.
Enclosed herewith I transmit your Excellency a copy of the resolutions of the Legislature of this State in relation to the same subject and growing out of
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these documents.
Any aid which can be contributed toward the extinguishment of the Indian [added text: title to the ] country now intercepting the social & commercial intercourse between our States, will be very cordially yielded on the part of the government of this state.
It is proper that I should mention that the Agent of the Creek nation expressed to me an opinion a few days ago that, such cession would not probably be favored by that nation, the greater portion of which were dissatisfied with their late treaty.
I have the honour [honor] to be Your Most Obt. [Obedient]
[Signed] Israel Pickens
His Excellency John Clarke Govr [Governor] of Georgia.
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Resolutions to request our Senators and Representatives in Congress to use their exertions, to procure an appropriation for treating with [unclear text: the ] Creek and other nations of Indians relative to the cession of certain parts of their Territory.
Whereas it has been represented to the General Assembly of this State, by certain resolutions passed by the Legislature of Georgia, that the Creek and Cherokee nations of Indians are desirous to make certain cessions of their territory by which the settlements of Alabama, Tennessee and Georgia would become connected, and thereby greatly facilitate the personal and commercial intercourse and traffic of the citizens of the said States; Therefore,
Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Alabama in General Assembly convened, That our Senators in the Congress of the United [document torn: States ] be instructed, and our Representative requested, to use their best endeavours [endeavors] to have an appropriation made for holding a treaty or treaties with said nations of Indians.
And be it further resolved, That a copy of this preamble and Resolutions, be transmitted by His Excellency the Governor, to each of our Senators and Representatives. --
Approved
[unclear text: 12 ] Decr. [December] 1821
Executive Department
Cahawba
14 Decr. [December] 1821
It is hereby certified that the foregoing is a true copy taken from the original Rolls filed in this Department
[Signed] Js. [James] J. Pleasants
Secretary of State
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Letter
His Excellency Governor Pickens of Alabama
1821.
[illegible text]
[illegible text] Free
His Excellency John Clarke Govr [Governor] of Georgia Milledgville Georgia.