- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Petition, 1785 July 17 to Samuel Elbert / Edward Telfair and William Clark
- Creator:
- Telfair, Edward, ca. 1735-1807
- Contributor to Resource:
- Clark, William
- Date of Original:
- 1785-09-23
- Subject:
- Indians of North America
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- petitions
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document is a petition, dated September 23, 1785, from Edward Telfair and William Clark, of Liberty County, Georgia, to Samuel Elbert, Governor of Georgia (1785-1786), requesting licenses to trade with the surrounding Indian tribes. Also requested is a license for George Ogg, of Franklin County.
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:
- tcc277
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc277
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc277#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc277/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 40, folder 66, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Georgia
To The Honble. [Honorable] Samuel Elbert Esquire, Capt. General and Commander in chief and the Honble. [Honorable] the Executive Council within the Said State
The Memorial Edward Telfair & William Clark, Sheweth [Show] --
That in and by an Act of the Legislature of this State, Licences [Licenses] are to be Granted to Trade with the respective tribes of Indians within the Limits of the [unclear text: Same ] by your Honble [Honorable], Board
Your Memorialists therefore pray that a Licence [License] be Granted unto William Clark of Liberty County, and also a Licence [License] to George Ogg of the County of Franklin, for the aforesaid purpose, with permission to employ Such hirelings, as they may see Necesary [Necessary], and your memoralist [memorialist] as in duty bound will ever pray -- [added text (appears to be different ink and hand): all written by Telfair ]
[Signed] Edwd. [Edward] Telfair
[Signed] William Clark
Page: [2]
Petition from Edward Telfair & William Clark praying to have Licences [Licenses] to trade with the Indians
read in Council
23d. [23rd.] September 1785.
Granted.
Gov. E. Telfair