- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Letter, 1823 Jan. 21, Cherokee Agency [to] Governor of Georgia [John] Clark / James Blair [and] Thomas Glascock
- Creator:
- Blair, James
- Contributor to Resource:
- Glascock, Thomas
- Date of Original:
- 1823-01-21
- Subject:
- Cherokee Indians--Government relations
Cherokee Indians--Treaties
Indian agents - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- official reports
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This is a letter from James Blair and Thomas Glascock, commissioners appointed by the state of Georgia to hold negotiations with the Cherokee Indians, to John Clark, Governor of Georgia (1819-1823), dated January 21, 1823. Blair and Glascock write from the Cherokee agency to inform Clark that no Cherokees have assembled to meet with them and in order to avoid further delays, they have united with the United States treaty commissioners in drafting an address (see tcc054) to the Cherokees impressing on them the importance of their attendance at such meetings. Return J. Meigs, U.S. agent to the Cherokees, is mentioned.
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:
- tcc473
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc473
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc473#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc473/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 48, folder 08, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Letters
Cherokee Indians--Government relations
Cherokee Indians--Treaties
Indian agents
Georgia
Page: [1]
Cherokee Agency
21st Jany. [January] 1823
His Excellency Govenor [Governor] Clark
Sir
Well knowing the great interest you feel in the success of our missions, determines us to address you, with the view of communicating our proceedings up to this date, together with the prospects before us.
We arrived here on the 15th Instant and found as we anticipated and apprehended; none of the Chiefs or Headmen of the Nation Assembled. We concluded however (well Knowing the slowness of their movements) to wait with patience a few days with the expectation that we should have some of them to meet us, or at least that we would be informed through some one of their Agents or friends before this time of their intended views to [deleted text: [illegible text] ] wards us. In these expectations we have somewhat to our surprise, and mortification, been disappointed, not one of them having Yet arrived and not a Syllable having yet been received
Page: [2]
from them. We therefore concluded on Yesterday that a longer delay was unnecessary & determined to Unite with the United States commissioners in a [deleted text: J ] joint and spirited address to the Headmen and Chiefs of the Nation, urging the important necessity of their [deleted text: I ] mmediately assembling at this place, as required to do by their Father the President of the United States, in order that they may be informed of our motives, and to listen to what we have to say to them. This address has been prepared and copies forwarded by express to the Headmen of the principal Towns and we have now to wait their reply. A copy of this address is herewith enclosed for your inspection
We take a pleasure in saying to you that we find the agent at this place Colo. [Colonel] R.J. Miegs extremely polite and friendly to our views, and should an assemblage of the Chiefs be effected we have every reason to believe he will be of considerable Service in the promotion of the
Page: [3]
object contemplated by our Mission: We must now be permitted to say to you, that notwithstanding the present gloomy aspects of success, we do not entirely despair, but hope the friendly exertions of the United States Commissioners united with our own will yet enable us, to effect something beneficial to the [deleted text: I ] nterest of Georgia
We shall avail ourselves of every favorable opportunity to communicate to you any important or interesting matter that may transpire while we remain at this place
We have the honor to be with sentiments of respect and esteem your obedient servts [servants]
[Signed] Thomas Glascock
[Signed] James Blair
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Calhoun T.
Jany. [January] 23rd. 1823}
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His Excellency The Governor of Georgia
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Letter
Genl. Thos. [General Thomas] Glascock
Colo. [Colonel] James Blair
dated
21st. Jany [January] 1823
Treaty
1823