- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1819 Nov. 26, Milledgeville, Georgia to the Senate and House of Representatives / John Clark
- Creator:
- Georgia. Governor (1819-1823 : Clark)
- Date of Original:
- 1819-11-26
- Subject:
- Indians of North America
Boundaries
Border patrols
Surveying - Location:
- United States, Florida, 28.75054, -82.5001
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018 - Medium:
- official reports
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document is a letter from John Clark, Governor of Georgia (1819-1823), to the state Senate and House of Representatives, dated November 26, 1819. Clark indicates that he is enclosing copies of letters (no longer attached) from surveyors along the Georgia/Florida border who report that Indians are intruding on Georgia land and threatening the surveying effort. Clark states that he will have the Indians removed and will attempt to improve security along the border by stationing federal troops along the line. If intrusions continue, Clark intends to post garrisons of state militia along the border as well.
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:
- tcc467
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc467
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc467#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc467/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:
- 3 pages/leaves
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 48, folder 03, document 02.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Indians of North America
Boundaries
Border patrolsSurveying
Florida
Georgia
Page: [1]
Executive Department Georgia Milledgeville,
26th November 1819.
To the Senate, and House of Representatives,
I herewith enclose copies of two communications, one from Thomas E. Hardee and the other from A.B. Shehee in relation to intrusions by the Indians on the lands belonging to this State, bordering on the Florida line.
I shall unless otherwise directed by you, endeavour [endeavor], without loss of time, to have the Indians removed from off our Lands, and two or three companies of Federal Troops posted at given distances on that line. Should I fail in this, and a disposition continue to be manifested by the Indians, to molest or retard the progress of our Surveyors in that
Page: [2]
quarter, I shall then cause posts to be garrisoned on this line from our Militia.
[Signed] John Clark
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Communication
[unclear text: Com. ] state repub.
Laid on the table
House of Representatives