- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1819 Feb. 4, Jacksonville, Telfa[i]r [County, Georgia to] William Rabun, Georgia / Jno. [i.e., John] Coffee
- Creator:
- Coffee, John, 1782-1836
- Date of Original:
- 1819-02-04
- Subject:
- Indians of North America--Land tenure
Surveyors
Boundaries - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- letters of recommendation
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This is a letter from John Coffee, a Georgia state senator, to William Rabun, Governor of Georgia (1817-1819), requesting that a friend be appointed district surveyor. The candidate is experienced and has recently been engaged with running the boundary line between the state of Georgia and an unnamed group of Indians.
Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the Digital Library of Georgia in 2001, as part of GALILEO, funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. - Local Identifier:
- tcc460
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc460
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc460#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc460/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 47, folder 14, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Telfar
February 4th- 1819
His Excelency [Excellency] Governor Rabun
Sir.
I take the liberty the request of my friend Major [unclear text: Paramore ] to name to you that he wishes to be considered as a candidate for an executive appointment as district Surveyor, he has heard that there has already some vacancy occured [occurred] and no doubt will be many more. I deem it unnecessary to say any thing about the Majors competency as he has already performed a similar duty. I would name to your excelency [excellency]
Page: [2]
that Major Paramores [deleted text: [illegible text] ] [added text: being ] ingaged [engaged] in aiding the commissioners on behalf of the United States & State in running the line between this State and the Indians was the reason of his not offering himself as a candidate to the Legislature.
I have the honor of subscribing myself your Excelency [Excellency] Obdt Humbl [Obedient Humble] Servant
[Signed] Jno [John] Coffee
Page: [3]
Letter
Jno. [John] Coffee
wants to have Maj Pearmon apptd [appointed] His Surveyor
February 4th 1819.
Page: [4]
12 1/2
Jacksonville Ga
4th February..
His Excelency [Excellency] William Rabun Georgia.
Mail.