United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.500181802-06-29This 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.text/htmlimage/jpegtcc391engMode 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 45, folder 13, document 01.Indian land transfersIndian agentsCherokee Indians[Petition] 1802 June 29, to Josiah Tattnall, Governor of GeorgiaText