United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Harden, Martin1816-12-28This is a letter from Major Martin Hardin, in Tattnall County, Georgia, to Governor of Georgia, David B. Mitchell (1809-1813, 1815-1817), dated December 28, 1816. Hardin reports to the governor that significant numbers of vagrants are settling on Indian land since the beginning of November and as most have no visible means of subsistence, they are likely to resort to theft. Hardin requests that the governor appoint him state agent, and empower him to remove the lawless settlers, as they are a greater threat to the peace of the frontiers than are the Indians in the surrounding areas. Hardin also refers to the incarceration of a man named Williams who he refers to as a "negro thief."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/jpegtcc447engMode 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 47, folder 08, document 08.Indians of North America--Land tenureIndian agents[Letter] 1816 Dec. 28, Tat[t]nall [County, Georgia to] David B. Mitchell, [Governor of Georgia], Milledgeville / Maj[or] Martin HardinText