United States, Georgia, Franklin County, 34.37544, -83.22918United States, Georgia, Jackson County, 34.13388, -83.566351797-05-08This document is a petition from citizens of Jackson and Franklin Counties, Georgia to Georgia Governor Jared Irwin, dated May 8, 1797. The frontier residents ask for a guard to be ordered to the counties for their protection from the Cherokees. The petitioners report that since the last guard has been dismissed, the Cherokees have been harassing them and almost daily committing depredations. The many signers are beginning to fear for their lives.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/jpegtcc369engMode 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 43, folder 08, document 01.Cherokee Indians--Claims againstPetition of the frontier inhabitants of Franklin and Jackson Counties, [Georgia], 1797 May 8, [to the] Governor [of Georgia, Jared] IrwinText