- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Petition] 1790 Feb. 20, to Governor Edward Telfair / Edward White
- Creator:
- White, Edward
- Date of Original:
- 1790-02-20
- Subject:
- Indian traders
Indians of North America--Commerce - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- petitions
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- Petition dated February 20, 1790, from Edward White to Edward Telfair, Governor of Georgia (1786-1787, 1790-1793) requesting a license to trade with the Indians in the state of Georgia.
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:
- tcc320
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc320
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc320#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc320/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 42, folder 02, document 02.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Feb. 20, 1790
To His Excellency, Edward Telfair Esquire Governor & Commander in Chief in and over the State of Georgia.
The petition of Edward White, humbly sheweth [shows], that your petitionor [petitioner] is desirous of Trading with the Indians, and prays that your Excellency will grant him Licence [License] for that purpose, agreably [agreeably] to the Law of the State, in that case made and provided.
Your petitioner in duty bound will ever pray.
[Signed] Edward White
Augusta
20th Feby [February] 1790
Page: [2]
His Excellency Edward Telfair Esquire Governor of the State Georgia
Petition
Edward White
Granted
20 February 1790
Indians