United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Melton, William1797-12-13This document is a letter from William Melton to Georgia Governor Jared Irwin, dated December 13, 1797. Melton has heard that the Superintendent of Indian Affairs and unnamed Indians are going to be running the boundary line based on the New York treaty, and Melton asks Irwin to consider him for a position assisting in this work. The Treaty of New York was negotiated between the Creek Nation and the United States in 1790; it is not clear that this is the treaty to which Melton refers.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/jpegtcc370engMode 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 09, document 01.BoundariesIndian agentsCreek Nation[Letter], 1797 Dec. 13, Greene County, [Georgia to] Governor Jared Irwin, Louisville, [Georgia] / W[illia]m MeltonText