- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Petition] 1802 June 29, to Josiah Tattnall, Governor of Georgia
- Date of Original:
- 1802-06-29
- Subject:
- Indian land transfers
Indian agents
Cherokee Indians - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- petitions
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document is a petition addressed to Josiah Tattnall, Governor of Georgia (1801-1802), and dated June 29, 1802. The petitioners are not identified as being from any particular county in Georgia, but they inform the Governor that they have sent a petition to the President of the U.S. (Thomas Jefferson) requesting that he appoint Colonels Carnes, Easley, Harris and Captain James Blair as commissioners for treating with the Cherokee Indians. The petitioners are specifically interested in obtaining a tract of land five miles wide between the Tugaloo and Apalachee Rivers and ask that the Governor support their petition.
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:
- tcc391
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc391
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc391#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc391/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:
- 4 pages/leaves
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 45, folder 13, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
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Georgia
29th June 1802
To His Excellency Josiah Tatnall Govenor [Governor]
Sir we have this day Sined [Signed] a petition To the presidence [president] of the United States -- praying him to apoint [appoint] [unclear text: Colo [Colonel] ] Carnes Easley & Harris & Capt. James Blair Commissioners To treat with the Cherrokee Nation for the Lands Contained between Tugolo & the Appelachy river so as To obtain a space of five miles wide & as our Sittuations [Situations] air [are] well known To you we pray you to aid our applacation [application] otherwise our woman [women] & Children will Most Cartainly [Certainly] Com [Come] to destress [distress] Not Less in Number then [than] seven hundred Souls from the Great Influence that Colo [Colonel] Carnes Easley Harris & Capt Blair have with [unclear text: them ] we have no doubt of suckess [success] should the presedence [president] Cloath [Clothe] them with proper powers at [unclear text: Suquee ] the 27t [27th] Instant a Talk was held with a Deputation from the Cherrekee Nation -- whain [when] we plainly discovered that is those men wair [were] fully autherised [authorized] we might be Restored to our former happy sittuations [situations] with full Relience [Reliance] on your Excellencys Good wishes towards his fellow men we subscribe our selves his Most obbedent [obedient] Humble Servents [Servants]
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[Signed] Benjn [Benjamin] Wofford
[Signed] [unclear text: Phil Burford ]
[Signed] Nathaniel Wofford
[Signed] Thos [Thomas] Warren
[Signed] David [unclear text: Ulreckie ]
[Signed] Owen Carpenter
[Signed] John Tucker
[Signed] William [unclear text: Pansey ]
[Signed] Richard Barks
[Signed] Thomas Case
[Signed] Jephthal Yarbrough
[Signed] Samuel McKenney
[Signed] Isac Hollensworth
[Signed] John Parker
[Signed] Nickels Smith
[Signed] Stephen Smith
[Signed] Nathan Hearn
[Signed] Charles Crawford
[Signed] Jacob odom
[Signed] James Mcrackin
[Signed] Joseph Dickinson
[Signed] Vincent [unclear text: Alenxaneder ]
[Signed] John Fulton
[Signed] Gideon [unclear text: Yarbrough ]
[Signed] William Hilton
[Signed] Garland Lane
[Signed] Hezekeah Stephens
[Signed] Nathan Smith
[Signed] Benjn [Benjamin] [illegible text] Binford
[Signed] Nathaniel Williams
[Signed] George Hopper
[Signed] Matthew Allexander
[Signed] James Henson
[Signed] Edwd [Edward] Tatum
[Signed] Wm [William] Halton
[Signed] Saml. [Samuel] Hollinsworth his X mark
[Signed] Thomas Warren
[Signed] John Shuffeald his [illegible text] mark
[Signed] John Warren his [illegible text] mark
[Signed] John Blann his [illegible text] mark
[Signed] Joseph McCracken his [illegible text] mark
[Signed] Saml. [Samuel] Jones his [illegible text] mark
[Signed] Reuben Warren
[Signed] John Brown
[Signed] Micajah Clark
[Signed] DB Glenn
[Signed] Augustin Brown Jr.
[Signed] Isaac Brown his [illegible text] mark
[Signed] Wm. [William] Washington Wofford
[Signed] James Martin
[Signed] Robert Brown
[Signed] [illegible text] May
[Signed] James Maxwell
[Signed] Philemon Martin
[Signed] John Martin
[Signed] Wm. [William] Varnell
[Signed] Thos [Thomas] Duke
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[Signed] Jesse Tatum
[Signed] James Mainyard
[Signed] Charles Wells
[Signed] Augustin Brown
[Signed] William Weatherspoones
[Signed] Charles Holt
[Signed] Morgan [unclear text: Gust ]
[Signed] John [unclear text: Kech ]
[Signed] John [unclear text: Pesnell ]
[Signed] Bradock McDonald
[Signed] Jas [James] [unclear text: Denman ]
[Signed] [unclear text: aql. ] McCracken
[Signed] William Deal
[Signed] Isaac Hollingsworth
[Signed] Joseph Shelton
[Signed] James Stigler
[Signed] John McDavid
[Signed] David Spradling
[Signed] George pierce
[Signed] Jacob hollingsworth
[Signed] Lewis Jones
[Signed] William Bright
[Signed] David Clark
[Signed] Hugh Startgrove
[Signed] Levin Dixon
[Signed] Daniel Parker
[Signed] John [unclear text: Sharon ]
[Signed] Jos. Sharon
[Signed] Moses Parker
[Signed] Garret Watts
[Signed] Solomon Huitt
[Signed] Jessco Covagh
[Signed] Jno [John] Little
[Signed] Lewis Phebus
[Signed] Peter Bogus his X mark
[Signed] James x huitt
[Signed] [unclear text: Samil Lette ] his X mark
[Signed] Thos. [Thomas] Wafer
[Signed] Benjamin Lewis
[Signed] Joseph Wilson
[Signed] Joseph Dunnagan
[Signed] Ezekiel Dunnagan
[Signed] Anday Dunnagan
[Signed] Isaiah Dunnagan
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His Excellency Josiah Tattnall Governor of Georgia